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About Lakhnat Village

Lakhnat is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 68 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhnat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhnat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 29.89 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 68
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhnat compares

By the 2011 count Lakhnat is the 270th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 29.89 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lakhnat

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

Lakhnat lies about 47 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Lakhnat
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 13 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 47 km

Villages closest to Lakhnat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhnat village had a population of 146. That makes it the 270th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Lakhnat village has 68 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhnat has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Lakhnat is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhnat covers 29.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhnat falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakhnat is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Lakhnat.

Lakhnat is about 47 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhnat is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 9.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Mamun 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 Gatla (under 2 km), Khowara (under 2 km) and Taleh (under 2 km).

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

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