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About Lakhwal Village

Lakhwal is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,132, made up of 540 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 234.13 hectares
Population 1,132
Male Population 540
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhwal compares

By the 2011 count Lakhwal is the 26th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 234.13 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Lakhwal

Lakhwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhwal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lakhwal from other places

Lakhwal lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 9.2 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 Lakhwal
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 9.2 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Lakhwal

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 Lakhwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhwal village had a population of 1,132. That makes it the 26th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Lakhwal village has 540 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhwal has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Lakhwal is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhwal covers 234.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lakhwal is Nurpur Road, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhwal.

Lakhwal is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhwal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 9.2 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samula (under 2 km), Pundrehr (1.8 km) and Madanpur (2.3 km).

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

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