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About Lakhner Village

Lakhner is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 51 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhner village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 72.55 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 51
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakhner compares

By the 2011 count Lakhner is the 158th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 72.55 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Lakhner

Lakhner is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhner 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakhner from other places

Lakhner lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.4 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 Lakhner
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 4.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Lakhner

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhner village had a population of 115. That makes it the 158th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Lakhner village has 51 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhner has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Lakhner is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhner covers 72.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhner falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhner is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Lakhner.

Lakhner 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.

Lakhner is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 3.8 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 4.4 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khabal (under 2 km), Khabbal (under 2 km) and Bagrur (under 2 km).

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

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