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About Lapah Village

Lapah is a small village in Sainj tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 104 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Sainj
Pincode 175134
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 104
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapah compares

By the 2011 count Lapah is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Lapah

Lapah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lapah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lapah from other places

Lapah lies about 37 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Winch Camp, about 63 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 Lapah
Tehsil headquarters Sainj 12 km
District headquarters Kullu 37 km
Nearest town Mandi 47 km
Nearest railway station Winch Camp 63 km

Villages closest to Lapah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapah village had a population of 203. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Lapah village has 104 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapah has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Lapah is 175134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapah covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lapah falls under Sainj tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lapah is Winch Camp, about 63 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lapah.

Lapah is about 37 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lapah is in Sainj tehsil of Kullu district. Sainj is about 12 km away. Kullu is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shangarh (5.0 km), Manyashi (9.2 km) and Kanon (9.6 km).

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

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