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About Luthan Village

Luthan is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 310 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luthan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 202.98 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 310
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Luthan compares

By the 2011 count Luthan is the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 202.98 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Luthan

Luthan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Luthan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Luthan from other places

Luthan lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 12 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 Luthan
Nearest railway station Samloti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Luthan

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 Luthan

As per the Census of India 2011, Luthan village had a population of 693. That makes it the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Luthan village has 310 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luthan has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

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

Luthan covers 202.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Luthan is Samloti, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Luthan.

Luthan is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luthan is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 12 km away. Jawalamukhi is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tauru (1.8 km), Chakban Kalidhar Jawalamukhi Ii (3.7 km) and Hiran (3.9 km).

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

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