About Lanu Village

Lanu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 63 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	135.16 hectares
Population	114
Male Population	63
Female Population	51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	810
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanu compares

By the 2011 count Lanu is the 251st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 135.16 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 990.

Getting to Lanu

Lanu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lanu as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lanu from other places

Lanu lies about 17 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 Lanu
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	5.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	17 km

Villages closest to Lanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanu village had a population of 114. That makes it the 251st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Lanu village has 63 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanu has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Lanu is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanu covers 135.16 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.

Lanu falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lanu notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lanu.

Lanu is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanu is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.4 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.