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About Luinda Village

Luinda is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 127 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luinda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 127
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Luinda compares

By the 2011 count Luinda is the 128th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Luinda

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

Luinda lies about 9.7 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Luinda
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 9.7 km
District headquarters Chamba 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 45 km

Villages closest to Luinda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Luinda village had a population of 245. That makes it the 128th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Luinda village has 127 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luinda has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Luinda covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Luinda is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 village for Luinda.

Luinda is about 9.7 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luinda is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 9.7 km away. Chamba is about 9.7 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Dind (under 2 km), R F Luinda (under 2 km) and Shind (under 2 km).

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

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