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About Luan Village

Luan is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 65 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 65
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Luan compares

By the 2011 count Luan is the 116th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Luan

Luan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Luan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Luan from other places

Luan lies about 36 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 Luan
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 2.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Luan

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.

Common questions about Luan

As per the Census of India 2011, Luan village had a population of 124. That makes it the 116th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Luan village has 65 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luan has about 908 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 Luan is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Luan covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Luan.

Luan is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luan is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 2.9 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urshu (under 2 km), Chalan (under 2 km) and Khekhar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Luan today is likely to be higher.

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