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About Lakhwan Village

Lakhwan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 148 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 743 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 148
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 743
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhwan compares

By the 2011 count Lakhwan is the 76th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 993.

Getting to Lakhwan

Lakhwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhwan as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kunnu, Kuthog, Lach Kandi and Lachhyan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lakhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhwan village had a population of 258. That makes it the 76th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Lakhwan village has 148 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhwan has about 743 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Lakhwan is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhwan covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhwan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lakhwan 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 <5 km distance for Lakhwan.

Lakhwan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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