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About Langalber Village

Langalber is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,058, made up of 1,021 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Langalber Overview

Census 2011 figures for Langalber village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700145
Area (hectares) 88.19 hectares
Population 2,058
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Langalber compares

By the 2011 count Langalber is the 34th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 88.19 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Langalber

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

Langalber lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baruipur Junction, about 3.7 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 Langalber
Nearest railway station Baruipur Junction 3.7 km
Nearest town Baruipur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 7.0 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Langalber

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Langalber village had a population of 2,058. That makes it the 34th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Langalber village has 1,021 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Langalber has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Langalber is 700145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Langalber covers 88.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Langalber falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Langalber is Baruipur Junction, about 3.7 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 Langalber.

Langalber is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Langalber is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baruipur Junction is about 3.7 km away. Baruipur is about 3.8 km away. Sonarpur is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhaballavpur (under 2 km), Andharia (under 2 km) and Bara Gachhia (under 2 km).

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

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