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About Lakhwal Village

Lakhwal is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 112 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 112
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lakhwal compares

By the 2011 count Lakhwal is the 78th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Lakhwal

Lakhwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lakhwal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakhwal from other places

Lakhwal lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 24 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 Lakhwal
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Talwāra 43 km

Villages closest to Lakhwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhwal village had a population of 215. That makes it the 78th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Lakhwal village has 112 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhwal has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Lakhwal is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhwal covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhwal falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhwal is Amb Andaura, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhwal.

Lakhwal is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhwal is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 8.0 km away. Amb Andaura is about 24 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digar (under 2 km), Makhror (under 2 km) and Ghurkal (under 2 km).

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

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