About Lag Village

Lag is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 268 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	177112
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	592
Male Population	268
Female Population	324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,209
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lag compares

By the 2011 count Lag is the 15th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Lag

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

Lag lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 23 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 Lag
Nearest town	Dharamsala	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km

Villages closest to Lag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lag village had a population of 592. That makes it the 15th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Lag village has 268 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lag has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Lag is 177112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lag covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lag falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lag is Kangra Mandir, about 23 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 Lag.

Lag is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lag is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 23 km away. Jaswan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.