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About Laharpara Village

Laharpara is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 766 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laharpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laharpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742138
Area (hectares) 158.71 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 766
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laharpara compares

By the 2011 count Laharpara is the 50th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 158.71 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Laharpara

Laharpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laharpara as Available within village. 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 Laharpara from other places

Laharpara lies about 42 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 Laharpara
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 25 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 42 km

Villages closest to Laharpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 Laharpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Laharpara village had a population of 1,509. That makes it the 50th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Laharpara village has 766 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laharpara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Laharpara is 742138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laharpara covers 158.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laharpara falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Laharpara is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Laharpara.

Laharpara is about 42 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laharpara is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 11 km away. Kandi 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 Dakshin Lakshminarayanpur (under 2 km), Khordda Narayanpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Lakshmi Narayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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