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About Lirit Village

Lirit 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 8, made up of 3 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lirit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lirit village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172113
Area (hectares) 45.25 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 3
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lirit compares

By the 2011 count Lirit is the 73rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 45.25 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Lirit

Lirit is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lirit as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lar, Lara Khas, Lari and Lidang. 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 Lirit

As per the Census of India 2011, Lirit village had a population of 8. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Lirit village has 3 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lirit has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

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

Lirit covers 45.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Lirit notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Lirit.

Lirit is in Spiti 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 Lirit today is likely to be higher.

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