About Lihat Village

Lihat is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 158 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lihat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	86.28 hectares
Population	317
Male Population	158
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lihat compares

By the 2011 count Lihat is the 24th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 86.28 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Lihat

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

Lihat lies about 35 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 33 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 Lihat
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	11 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	33 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km

Villages closest to Lihat

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 Lihat

As per the Census of India 2011, Lihat village had a population of 317. That makes it the 24th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Lihat village has 158 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lihat has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Lihat is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lihat covers 86.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lihat is Salogra, about 33 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 Lihat.

Lihat 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.

Lihat is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 11 km away. Salogra is about 33 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.