About Lag Village

Lag is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 79 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, 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	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	83.06 hectares
Population	157
Male Population	79
Female Population	78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 119th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 83.06 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

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
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	9.1 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	23 km

Villages closest to Lag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 157. That makes it the 119th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Lag village has 79 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lag has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Lag is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lag covers 83.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lag falls under Shahpur 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 Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 14 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.