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About Linjhan Village

Linjhan is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 116 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Linjhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Linjhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176092
Area (hectares) 66.47 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 116
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Linjhan compares

By the 2011 count Linjhan is the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 66.47 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Linjhan

Linjhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Linjhan 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 Linjhan from other places

Linjhan lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 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 Linjhan
Tehsil headquarters Thural 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Linjhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Linjhan village had a population of 233. That makes it the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Linjhan village has 116 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Linjhan has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Linjhan is 176092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Linjhan covers 66.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Linjhan falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Linjhan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 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 Linjhan.

Linjhan is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Linjhan is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 3.7 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kauna (under 2 km), Bag (under 2 km) and Salan (under 2 km).

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

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