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About Lalgar Village

Lalgar is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 1,026 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalgar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 248.87 hectares
Population 1,963
Male Population 1,026
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lalgar compares

By the 2011 count Lalgar is the 6th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 248.87 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Lalgar

The census records public bus service for Lalgar 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kotaldih, Krishtapur, Kulai and Kushtor. 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 Lalgar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalgar village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 6th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Lalgar village has 1,026 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalgar has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Lalgar is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalgar covers 248.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lalgar falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Lalgar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Lalgar.

Lalgar is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya 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 Lalgar today is likely to be higher.

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