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About Loungni Village

Loungni is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 111 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loungni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loungni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 41.52 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 111
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loungni compares

By the 2011 count Loungni is the 255th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 41.52 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Loungni

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

Loungni lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 29 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 Loungni
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 35 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Mandi 46 km

Villages closest to Loungni

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.

Common questions about Loungni

As per the Census of India 2011, Loungni village had a population of 242. That makes it the 255th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Loungni village has 111 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loungni has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Loungni is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loungni covers 41.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Loungni is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 29 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 Loungni.

Loungni is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loungni is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 29 km away. Palampur is about 35 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudan (4.7 km), Bharehr (5.4 km) and Bhohra (11 km).

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

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