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About Lalganj Village

Lalganj is a mid sized village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 459 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 172.1 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 459
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lalganj compares

By the 2011 count Lalganj is the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 172.1 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Lalganj

Lalganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lalganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lalganj from other places

Lalganj lies about 48 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Labha, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lalganj
Nearest railway station Labha under 2 km
Nearest town Manihāri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 25 km
District headquarters Maldah 48 km

Villages closest to Lalganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lalganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalganj village had a population of 930. That makes it the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Lalganj village has 459 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalganj has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Lalganj is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalganj covers 172.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalganj falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lalganj is Labha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lalganj.

Lalganj is about 48 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalganj is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Labha is about under 2 km away. Manihāri is about 17 km away. Chanchal II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambhunagar (4.3 km), Basudebpur (5.3 km) and Khanpur (7.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lalganj today is likely to be higher.

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