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About Lalung Khas Village

Lalung Khas is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 147 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalung Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalung Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172113
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 147
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalung Khas compares

By the 2011 count Lalung Khas is the 13th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Lalung Khas

Lalung Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lalung Khas 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lalung Khas from other places

Lalung Khas lies about 121 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 132 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 Lalung Khas
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 6.7 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 121 km
Nearest town Mandi 132 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 132 km

Villages closest to Lalung Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Spiti 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 Lalung Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalung Khas village had a population of 295. That makes it the 13th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Lalung Khas village has 147 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalung Khas has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Lalung Khas is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalung Khas covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Lalung Khas is Zero Point, about 132 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lalung Khas.

Lalung Khas is about 121 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalung Khas is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 6.7 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 121 km away. Mandi is about 132 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Lalung (under 2 km), Dhar Changlung (2.4 km) and Sanglung (2.4 km).

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

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