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About Lashi Village

Lashi is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 188 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lashi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 67.62 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 188
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lashi compares

By the 2011 count Lashi is the 49th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 67.62 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Lashi

Lashi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lashi as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lashi from other places

Lashi lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Lashi
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 4.6 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 47 km

Villages closest to Lashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lashi village had a population of 388. That makes it the 49th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Lashi village has 188 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lashi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Lashi is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lashi covers 67.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lashi falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lashi is Summer Hill, about 47 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lashi.

Lashi is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lashi is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 4.6 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjhakhal (under 2 km), Balaindha (2.2 km) and D P F Balaindha (2.2 km).

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

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