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About Lag Village

Lag is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 50 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 30.91 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 50
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lag compares

By the 2011 count Lag is the 88th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 30.91 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Lag

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

Lag lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 23 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 Lag
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 21 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 23 km

Villages closest to Lag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Lag

As per the Census of India 2011, Lag village had a population of 105. That makes it the 88th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Lag village has 50 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lag has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Lag is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lag covers 30.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lag falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lag is Buffer Stop, about 23 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 village for Lag.

Lag is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lag is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Lad Bharol is about 21 km away. Buffer Stop is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gusainka (2.5 km), Larhana (2.9 km) and Bara Thana (5.5 km).

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

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