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About Lalag Village

Lalag is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 142 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 142
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Lalag compares

By the 2011 count Lalag is the 49th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Lalag

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

Lalag lies about 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Lalag
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 36 km

Villages closest to Lalag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalag village had a population of 272. That makes it the 49th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Lalag village has 142 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalag has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Lalag is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalag covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalag falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lalag is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Lalag.

Lalag 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.

Lalag is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Nihri is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandla (under 2 km), Kun (under 2 km) and Bakhari (2.1 km).

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

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