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About Lingar Village

Lingar is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 23 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175133
Area (hectares) 18.08 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 23
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingar compares

By the 2011 count Lingar is the 58th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 18.08 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lingar

Lingar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lingar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lapchang, Lapshak, Leh Garang and Leh Sumnam. 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 Lingar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingar village had a population of 49. That makes it the 58th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Lingar village has 23 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingar has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Lingar is 175133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingar covers 18.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lingar falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lingar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lingar.

Lingar is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti 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 Lingar today is likely to be higher.

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