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About Lapiana Village

Lapiana is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 157 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,287 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 75.08 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 157
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,287
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapiana compares

By the 2011 count Lapiana is the 12th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 75.08 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Lapiana

Lapiana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lapiana as Available within <5 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 Lapiana from other places

Lapiana 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
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

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapiana village had a population of 359. That makes it the 12th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Lapiana village has 157 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapiana has about 1287 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

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

Lapiana covers 75.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lapiana 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lapiana.

Lapiana 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 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 Khas (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 today is likely to be higher.

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