Lalpur is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the

Chakdaha Chakdaha is a town and a municipality in the Kalyani subdivision of the Nadia district, located in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Chakdaha is a prominent urban local body in the district of Nadia, one of the southern dist ...

CD block in the

Kalyani subdivision Kalyani subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from ...

of the

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in the state of

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Geography

Location

Lalpur is located at . The map of Chakdaha CD block, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', shows Lalpur as being adjacent to

on its eastern side.

Area overview

Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The Kalyani subdivision has the Bhagirathi/ Hooghly on the west. Topographically, Kalyani subdivision is a part of the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The smallest subdivision in the district, area-wise, has the highest level of urbanisation in the district. 76.73% of the population lives in urban areas and 23.27% lives in the rural areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Lalpur had a total population of 8,356, of which 4,241 (50%) were males and 4,295 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 609. The total number of literate persons in Lalpur was 7,505 (94.68% of the population over 6 years). The following municipality and census towns were part of Chakdaha Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census:

(M),

Parbbatipur Parbbatipur is a census town in Ranaghat I CD Block in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Parbbatipur is not marked or identified in Google maps. The location shown here is based on t ...

(CT), Gopalpur (CT),

Belgharia Belgharia is a locality in Kamarhati Municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and a vital locality in Kolkata metropol ...

(CT),

Punglia Punglia is a census town in the Chakdaha CD block in the Kalyani subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Punglia is located at . The map of Chakdaha CD block, in the ''District Census Handbo ...

(CT) and Lalpur (P) (CT).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', Lalpur covered an area of 1.7902 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tubewell/ borewell, hand pump. It had 860 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 14 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, the nearest senior secondary school at Labpur 0.5 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 cinema theatre. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.

Transport

Chakdaha railway station, located nearby, is on the Sealdah-Ranaghat line of the

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

system.

References

{{Nadia District Cities and towns in Nadia district