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About Lohna Village

Lohna is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 755 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 82.72 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 755
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lohna compares

By the 2011 count Lohna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 82.72 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Lohna

Lohna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lohna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lohna from other places

Lohna lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 5.2 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 Lohna
Tehsil headquarters Palampur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 5.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km

Villages closest to Lohna

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 Lohna

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohna village had a population of 1,558. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Lohna village has 755 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohna has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

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

Lohna covers 82.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Lohna is Palampur Himachal, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance for Lohna.

Lohna is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohna is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about under 2 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 5.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandla Tea Estate (under 2 km), Aima (under 2 km) and Sughar (under 2 km).

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

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