About Lajonth Village

Lajonth is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 67 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lajonth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lajonth village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	137.26 hectares
Population	126
Male Population	67
Female Population	59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lajonth compares

By the 2011 count Lajonth is the 91st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 137.26 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Lajonth

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

Lajonth lies about 33 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 20 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 Lajonth
Nearest railway station	Salogra	20 km
Nearest town	Solan	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	30 km
District headquarters	Shimla	33 km

Villages closest to Lajonth

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 Lajonth

As per the Census of India 2011, Lajonth village had a population of 126. That makes it the 91st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Lajonth village has 67 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lajonth has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Lajonth covers 137.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Lajonth is Salogra, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lajonth.

Lajonth is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lajonth is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 20 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Chaupal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.