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About Lunna Village

Lunna is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 109 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lunna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lunna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 116.67 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 109
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lunna compares

By the 2011 count Lunna is the 59th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 116.67 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Lunna

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

Lunna lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 17 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 Lunna
Nearest railway station Talara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 24 km

Villages closest to Lunna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lunna village had a population of 217. That makes it the 59th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Lunna village has 109 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lunna has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Lunna is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lunna covers 116.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lunna falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lunna is Talara, about 17 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 Lunna.

Lunna is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lunna is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Talara is about 17 km away. Dalhousie is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lunah (under 2 km), Lahri (1.9 km) and Kutpalyana (2.1 km).

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

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