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About Lakshal Village

Lakshal is a small village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 69 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakshal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakshal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175125
Area (hectares) 37.74 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 69
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakshal compares

By the 2011 count Lakshal is the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 37.74 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Lakshal

Lakshal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakshal 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 Lakshal from other places

Lakshal lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 33 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 Lakshal
Tehsil headquarters Aut 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 33 km

Villages closest to Lakshal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakshal village had a population of 143. That makes it the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Lakshal village has 69 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakshal has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Lakshal is 175125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakshal covers 37.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakshal falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakshal is Adit Junction, about 33 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 Lakshal.

Lakshal is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakshal is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Adit Junction is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Lakshal (under 2 km), Shayari (under 2 km) and Kanauj (under 2 km).

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

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