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About Lalon Village

Lalon is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 125 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 281.28 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 125
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lalon compares

By the 2011 count Lalon is the 57th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 281.28 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 944.

Getting to Lalon

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

Lalon lies about 51 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 Lalon
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 51 km

Villages closest to Lalon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalon village had a population of 229. That makes it the 57th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Lalon village has 125 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalon has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Lalon is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalon covers 281.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lalon falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lalon 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 - 10 km distance for Lalon.

Lalon is about 51 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalon is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Lalon (under 2 km), Pundrara (2.2 km) and Mashran (2.7 km).

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

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