About Lalpokhar Village

Lalpokhar is a small village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 235 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalpokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalpokhar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	38.04 hectares
Population	441
Male Population	235
Female Population	206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalpokhar compares

By the 2011 count Lalpokhar is the 131st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 38.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Lalpokhar

Lalpokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lalpokhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lalpokhar from other places

Lalpokhar lies about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about 9.3 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 Lalpokhar
Nearest railway station	Gaisal	9.3 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	29 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	29 km

Villages closest to Lalpokhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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.

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Common questions about Lalpokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalpokhar village had a population of 441. That makes it the 131st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Lalpokhar village has 235 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalpokhar has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Lalpokhar is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalpokhar covers 38.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lalpokhar falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Lalpokhar is Gaisal, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lalpokhar.

Lalpokhar is about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalpokhar is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about 9.3 km away. Islāmpur is about 18 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.