About Lawai Village

Lawai is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 125 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Multhan
Pincode	176122
Area (hectares)	193.35 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	125
Female Population	126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Lawai compares

By the 2011 count Lawai is the 14th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 193.35 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 903.

Getting to Lawai

Lawai 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 Lawai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lawai from other places

Lawai lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 2.9 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 Lawai
Tehsil headquarters	Multhan	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	2.9 km
Nearest town	Mandi	39 km
District headquarters	Kangra	56 km

Villages closest to Lawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawai village had a population of 251. That makes it the 14th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Lawai village has 125 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawai has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Lawai is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawai covers 193.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lawai falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lawai is Zero Point, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Lawai is about 56 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lawai is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Multhan is about 2.3 km away. Zero Point is about 2.9 km away. Mandi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.