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About Lalana Village

Lalana is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 107 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 175050
Area (hectares) 56.98 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 107
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalana compares

By the 2011 count Lalana is the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 56.98 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1131.

Getting to Lalana

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

Lalana lies about 100 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Lalana
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 100 km

Villages closest to Lalana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalana village had a population of 198. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Lalana village has 107 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalana has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Lalana is 175050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalana covers 56.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalana falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lalana is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Lalana.

Lalana is about 100 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalana is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Sandhol 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 Gowalla (under 2 km), Narwalka (under 2 km) and Gorat (3.2 km).

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

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