About Leson Village

Leson is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 224 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Leson Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leson village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	459
Male Population	224
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Leson compares

By the 2011 count Leson is the 76th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Leson

Leson is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Leson as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kutehr, Kuthar, Kuther and Ladhan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Leson

As per the Census of India 2011, Leson village had a population of 459. That makes it the 76th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Leson village has 224 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leson has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Leson is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Leson covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Leson falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Leson notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Leson.

Leson is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.