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About Lalyad Village

Lalyad is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 142 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalyad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 106.7 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 142
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalyad compares

By the 2011 count Lalyad is the 110th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 106.7 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Lalyad

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

Lalyad lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Lalyad
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 18 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Lalyad

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 Lalyad

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalyad village had a population of 294. That makes it the 110th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Lalyad village has 142 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalyad has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Lalyad is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalyad covers 106.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lalyad is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Lalyad.

Lalyad is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalyad is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 18 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Khabal (under 2 km), Janala (under 2 km) and Jarpal (under 2 km).

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

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