About Lachhun Village

Lachhun is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 232 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	43.87 hectares
Population	486
Male Population	232
Female Population	254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,095
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lachhun compares

By the 2011 count Lachhun is the 118th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 43.87 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 1062.

Getting to Lachhun

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

How far is Lachhun from other places

Lachhun lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, 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 Lachhun
Nearest railway station	Majheran Himachal	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	31 km
District headquarters	Kangra	32 km

Villages closest to Lachhun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhun village had a population of 486. That makes it the 118th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Lachhun village has 232 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhun has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Lachhun is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhun covers 43.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lachhun falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lachhun is Majheran Himachal, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lachhun.

Lachhun is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhun is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 3.2 km away. Palampur is about 6.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.