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About Laungani Village

Laungani is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 160 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laungani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laungani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175025
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 160
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laungani compares

By the 2011 count Laungani is the 51st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Laungani

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

Laungani lies about 80 km from Mandi. 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 Laungani
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 19 km
Nearest town Shimla 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 80 km

Villages closest to Laungani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laungani village had a population of 303. That makes it the 51st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Laungani village has 160 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laungani has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Laungani is 175025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laungani covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laungani falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Laungani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Laungani.

Laungani is about 80 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laungani is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Mandi is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banog (5.2 km), Brahma Falad (9.2 km) and Jharera (10 km).

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

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