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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Putul Devi
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- LGD code
- 373444
- Pincode
- 829208
- Post office
- Mc. Cluskiganj
- Population
- 3,559
- Households
- 682
- Literacy rate
- 53%
- Sex ratio
- 928 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 999
Census 2011 · in context
How Lapra compares
By population, Lapra ranks #2 of 14 villages in Khelari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.0%
−2.8% vs mandal average
- Lapra
- 53.0%
- Khelari mandal
- 55.8%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−23 vs mandal average
- Lapra
- 928
- Khelari mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
- Lapra
- 5.2
- Khelari mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lapra at a glance
Lapra is a village of 3,559 people in 682 households (Census 2011) in Khelari block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 2nd-largest of 14 villages in Khelari block. Literacy is 53%, 3 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 829208, served by Mc. Cluskiganj post office; the LGD village code is 373444. The sarpanch is Putul Devi. The population is estimated at 4,196 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lapra
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LAPRA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,121.19
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lapra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Lapra
- LGD code
- 373444
- Pincode
- 829208
- Post office
- Mc. Cluskiganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,559
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,196
- Households
- 682
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 53.0%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Putul Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Khelari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 829208
Other villages in Khelari mandal
View all 20 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)