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About Lakho Tarwan Village

Lakho Tarwan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 70 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakho Tarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakho Tarwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 55.84 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 70
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakho Tarwan compares

By the 2011 count Lakho Tarwan is the 276th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 55.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lakho Tarwan

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

Lakho Tarwan lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 3.7 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 Lakho Tarwan
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 3.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 56 km

Villages closest to Lakho Tarwan

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 Lakho Tarwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakho Tarwan village had a population of 137. That makes it the 276th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Lakho Tarwan village has 70 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakho Tarwan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Lakho Tarwan is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakho Tarwan covers 55.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakho Tarwan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakho Tarwan is Dalhousie Road, about 3.7 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 Lakho Tarwan.

Lakho Tarwan 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.

Lakho Tarwan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dalhousie Road is about 3.7 km away. Mamun is about 4.6 km away. Nurpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dar (5.4 km), Tannan (6.0 km) and D P F Lodhwan I (6.3 km).

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

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