About Ligga Village

Ligga is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 276 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ligga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ligga village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	210.89 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	276
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ligga compares

By the 2011 count Ligga is the 23rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 210.89 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ligga

Ligga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ligga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ligga from other places

Ligga lies about 17 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 47 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 Ligga
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	17 km
District headquarters	Chamba	17 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	47 km

Villages closest to Ligga

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

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Common questions about Ligga

As per the Census of India 2011, Ligga village had a population of 542. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Ligga village has 276 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ligga has about 964 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Ligga is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ligga covers 210.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ligga falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ligga is Nurpur Road, about 47 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ligga.

Ligga is about 17 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ligga is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 17 km away. Nurpur Road is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.