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About Lalpur Village

Lalpur is a mid sized village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 420 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721448
Area (hectares) 137.46 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 420
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Lalpur compares

By the 2011 count Lalpur is the 64th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 137.46 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Lalpur

Lalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lalpur 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 Lalpur from other places

Lalpur lies about 25 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 4.3 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 Lalpur
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 4.3 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra II 25 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 25 km

Villages closest to Lalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalpur village had a population of 837. That makes it the 64th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Lalpur village has 420 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalpur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Lalpur is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalpur covers 137.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lalpur falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lalpur is Mahisadal, about 4.3 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 Lalpur.

Lalpur is about 25 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalpur is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 4.3 km away. Monoharpur is about 9.0 km away. Egra 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 Gopalpur (4.7 km), Madhabpur (9.2 km) and Urdhabpur (9.2 km).

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

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