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About Lalapur Village

Lalapur is a mid sized village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 399 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732209
Area (hectares) 170.25 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 399
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalapur compares

By the 2011 count Lalapur is the 70th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 170.25 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Lalapur

Lalapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lalapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lalapur from other places

Lalapur lies about 38 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Rajmahal, about 3.4 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 Lalapur
Nearest town Rājmahal 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajmahal 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters English Bazar 34 km
District headquarters Maldah 38 km

Villages closest to Lalapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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 Lalapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalapur village had a population of 767. That makes it the 70th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Lalapur village has 399 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalapur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Lalapur is 732209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalapur covers 170.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalapur falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lalapur is Rajmahal, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Lalapur.

Lalapur is about 38 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalapur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Rājmahal is about 3.1 km away. Rajmahal is about 3.4 km away. English Bazar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imamnagar (4.6 km), Barampur (8.3 km) and Gangarampur (8.3 km).

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

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