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About Lalitapur Village

Lalitapur is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 429 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalitapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 168.73 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 429
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lalitapur compares

By the 2011 count Lalitapur is the 83rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 168.73 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 977.

Getting to Lalitapur

Lalitapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lalitapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kunja Baghra, Kunjapur, Kushmi and Kusturia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lalitapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalitapur village had a population of 829. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Lalitapur village has 429 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalitapur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Lalitapur is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalitapur covers 168.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalitapur falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lalitapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lalitapur.

Lalitapur is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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