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About Lapiana Khas Village

Lapiana Khas is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 249 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapiana Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapiana Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 99.67 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 249
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapiana Khas compares

By the 2011 count Lapiana Khas is the 6th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 99.67 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Lapiana Khas

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

Lapiana Khas lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 8.1 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 Lapiana Khas
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Lapiana Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harchakian 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 Lapiana Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapiana Khas village had a population of 496. That makes it the 6th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Lapiana Khas village has 249 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapiana Khas has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Lapiana Khas is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapiana Khas covers 99.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lapiana Khas falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lapiana Khas is Harsar Dehri, about 8.1 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 Lapiana Khas.

Lapiana Khas is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapiana Khas is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 8.1 km away. Harchakian is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lapiana (under 2 km), Makrer (under 2 km) and Jhikli Thehr (under 2 km).

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

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