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Lalitpur, India

Lalitpur
ललितपुर
City
Lalitpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Lalitpur
Lalitpur
Lalitpur is located in India
Lalitpur
Lalitpur
Coordinates: 24°41′N 78°25′E / 24.69°N 78.41°E / 24.69; 78.41Coordinates: 24°41′N 78°25′E / 24.69°N 78.41°E / 24.69; 78.41
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lalitpur
Elevation 428 m (1,404 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 133,305
 • Density 242/km2 (630/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration UP 94
Sex ratio 0.917/
Website www.lalitpur.nic.in

Lalitpur is a city and a municipal board in Lalitpur District, India in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also district headquarters of Lalitpur district.

As per provisional data of 2011 census, Lalitpur had a population of 133,305, out of which males were 69,529 and females were 54,062. The literacy rate is 82.39%.

Out of the total population, Hinduism is practised by 76.27% people, Islam 13.72%, Jainism 8.99% and the rest 1.02% follow other faiths.

Lalitpur Junction has very good rail connections with major Indian cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Patna, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Saugor, Puri, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Damoh, Jhansi. A new railway line connecting Lalitpur to Tikamgarh started in 2013 .Now this line is extended up to Chhatarpur .. The nearest junctions are Jhansi Junction and Bina Junction in Madhya Pradesh.


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