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About Lunsu Village

Lunsu is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 136 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lunsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lunsu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 214.25 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 136
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lunsu compares

By the 2011 count Lunsu is the 36th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 214.25 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1036.

Getting to Lunsu

Lunsu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lunsu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lunsu from other places

Lunsu lies about 16 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 16 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 Lunsu
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 6.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 16 km

Villages closest to Lunsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lunsu village had a population of 258. That makes it the 36th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Lunsu village has 136 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lunsu has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Lunsu is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lunsu covers 214.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lunsu falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lunsu is Summer Hill, about 16 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 village for Lunsu.

Lunsu is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lunsu is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaunra (under 2 km), Jangal Chaprani (1.6 km) and Khaira (1.8 km).

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

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