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About Lokhwan Village

Lokhwan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 184 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lokhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lokhwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 34.47 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 184
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lokhwan compares

By the 2011 count Lokhwan is the 148th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 34.47 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lokhwan

Lokhwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lokhwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lokhwan from other places

Lokhwan lies about 52 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 3.2 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 Lokhwan
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 3.2 km
Nearest town Mamun 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 52 km

Villages closest to Lokhwan

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 Lokhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lokhwan village had a population of 368. That makes it the 148th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Lokhwan village has 184 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Lokhwan covers 34.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lokhwan is Dalhousie Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lokhwan.

Lokhwan is about 52 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lokhwan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dalhousie Road is about 3.2 km away. Mamun is about 4.9 km away. Nurpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Lodhwan I (under 2 km), D P F Lodhwan Ii (under 2 km) and Lodhwan Khas (under 2 km).

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

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