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About Lachonden Village

Lachonden is a small village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 19 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachonden Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachonden village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Sangla
Pincode 172106
Area (hectares) 425 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 19
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
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 Lachonden compares

By the 2011 count Lachonden is the 25th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Lachonden

Lachonden is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lachonden 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. The nearest villages by name are Kamru Khas, Kanahi Khas, Kharogla and Kilba Khas. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lachonden

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachonden village had a population of 34. That makes it the 25th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Lachonden village has 19 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachonden has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 815.

The pincode recorded for Lachonden is 172106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachonden covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lachonden falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lachonden notes the nearest railway station 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 Lachonden.

Lachonden is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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