About Lauga Village

Lauga is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 94 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lauga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lauga village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172030
Area (hectares)	115.27 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	94
Female Population	85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lauga compares

By the 2011 count Lauga is the 88th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 115.27 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Lauga

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

Lauga lies about 40 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 Lauga
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	4.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	40 km

Villages closest to Lauga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lauga village had a population of 179. That makes it the 88th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Lauga village has 94 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lauga has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Lauga is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lauga covers 115.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lauga falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lauga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lauga.

Lauga is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lauga is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 4.3 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.