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About Lanoh Village

Lanoh is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 179 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 149.75 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 179
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanoh compares

By the 2011 count Lanoh is the 40th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 149.75 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Lanoh

Lanoh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lanoh as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lanoh from other places

Lanoh lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 70 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 Lanoh
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 33 km
District headquarters Chamba 33 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 70 km

Villages closest to Lanoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanoh village had a population of 347. That makes it the 40th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Lanoh village has 179 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanoh has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Lanoh is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanoh covers 149.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lanoh falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lanoh is Nurpur Road, about 70 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lanoh.

Lanoh is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanoh is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 33 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Nurpur Road is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awan (1.8 km), Kalan (14 km) and Auhar (15 km).

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

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