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About Lot Village

Lot is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 221 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, 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 Chachyot
Pincode 175124
Area (hectares) 119.36 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 221
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lot compares

By the 2011 count Lot is the 48th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 119.36 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Lot

Lot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 51 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 Chachyot 9.2 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 20 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 51 km

Villages closest to Lot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chachyot 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 449. That makes it the 48th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Lot village has 221 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lot has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Lot is 175124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lot covers 119.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lot falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lot is Summer Hill, about 51 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lot.

Lot is about 24 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 Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 9.2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghalot (under 2 km), Bah (under 2 km) and Rani (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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