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About Lahon Village

Lahon is a large village in Nazira tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,530, made up of 1,835 males and 1,695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 785696, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Nazira
Pincode 785696
Area (hectares) 738.69 hectares
Population 3,530
Male Population 1,835
Female Population 1,695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahon compares

By the 2011 count Lahon is the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,455 residents. Its 738.69 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Lahon

Lahon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lahon from other places

Lahon lies about 13 km from Sivasagar, and the nearest railway station is Mezenga, about 11 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 Lahon
Nearest railway station Mezenga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nazira 13 km
District headquarters Sivasagar 13 km
Nearest town Sibsāgar 23 km

Villages closest to Lahon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahon village had a population of 3,530. That makes it the 8th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,455 residents.

Lahon village has 1,835 males and 1,695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahon has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Lahon is 785696. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahon covers 738.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahon falls under Nazira tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Lahon is Mezenga, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Lahon.

Lahon is about 13 km from Sivasagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahon is in Nazira tehsil of Sivasagar district. Mezenga is about 11 km away. Nazira is about 13 km away. Sivasagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahon Gaon (under 2 km), Geleki Grant No 1 (3.5 km) and Geleki Grant No 2 (3.5 km).

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

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