About Lagru Village

Lagru is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 34 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	56.72 hectares
Population	68
Male Population	34
Female Population	34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lagru compares

By the 2011 count Lagru is the 316th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 56.72 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Lagru

Lagru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lagru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lagru from other places

Lagru lies about 7.0 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 1.9 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 Lagru
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	7.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	7.0 km

Villages closest to Lagru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Lagru

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagru village had a population of 68. That makes it the 316th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Lagru village has 34 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Lagru is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagru covers 56.72 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.

Lagru falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lagru is Shoghi railway station, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Lagru.

Lagru is about 7.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagru is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 1.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.0 km away. Shimla is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.