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About Lalua Village

Lalua is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 240 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 326.6 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 240
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalua compares

By the 2011 count Lalua is the 131st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 326.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Lalua

Lalua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lalua as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Lakshmanpur, Lakshmichak, Lalgar and Lalgere. 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 Lalua

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalua village had a population of 478. That makes it the 131st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Lalua village has 240 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalua has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Lalua is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalua covers 326.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lalua falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lalua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lalua.

Lalua is in Salbani 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 Lalua today is likely to be higher.

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