About Lagaut Village

Lagaut is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 35 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagaut village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	69
Male Population	35
Female Population	34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagaut compares

By the 2011 count Lagaut is the 130th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Lagaut

Lagaut is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lagaut as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lagaut from other places

Lagaut lies about 35 km from Shimla. 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 Lagaut
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	9.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km

Villages closest to Lagaut

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

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Common questions about Lagaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagaut village had a population of 69. That makes it the 130th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Lagaut village has 35 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagaut has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Lagaut is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagaut covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lagaut falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lagaut notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Lagaut.

Lagaut is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagaut is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 9.1 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.