About Lingzar Village

Lingzar is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 51 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingzar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingzar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	38.39 hectares
Population	92
Male Population	51
Female Population	41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	804
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 Lingzar compares

By the 2011 count Lingzar is the 117th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 38.39 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Lingzar

Lingzar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lingzar 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 Lingzar from other places

Lingzar lies about 43 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 40 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 Lingzar
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	40 km
Nearest town	Solan	42 km
District headquarters	Shimla	43 km

Villages closest to Lingzar

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 Lingzar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingzar village had a population of 92. That makes it the 117th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Lingzar village has 51 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingzar has about 804 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 Lingzar is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingzar covers 38.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lingzar is Salogra, about 40 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 Lingzar.

Lingzar is about 43 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingzar is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 6.8 km away. Salogra is about 40 km away. Solan is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.