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About Lot Village

Lot is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 161 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 77.69 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 161
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Lot compares

By the 2011 count Lot is the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 77.69 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Lot

Lot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lot 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 Lot from other places

Lot lies about 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 58 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 Lot
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 8.3 km
District headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 58 km

Villages closest to Lot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Lot

As per the Census of India 2011, Lot village had a population of 327. That makes it the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Lot village has 161 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lot has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Lot is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lot covers 77.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lot falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lot is Summer Hill, about 58 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 Lot.

Lot is about 35 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lot is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 8.3 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Summer Hill is about 58 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 Thahnalot (under 2 km), Ukhli (under 2 km) and Bhekhli (under 2 km).

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

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