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About Luhnu Village

Luhnu is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 158 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luhnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luhnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 77.99 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 158
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Luhnu compares

By the 2011 count Luhnu is the 89th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 77.99 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Luhnu

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

Luhnu lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 25 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 Luhnu
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Luhnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Luhnu village had a population of 318. That makes it the 89th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Luhnu village has 158 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luhnu has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Luhnu is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Luhnu covers 77.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Luhnu falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Luhnu is Kiratpur Sahib, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Luhnu.

Luhnu is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luhnu is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 25 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nichla Nehandal (5.0 km), Barto (8.3 km) and Bobar (8.3 km).

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

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