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About Lellu Village

Lellu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 106 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lellu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lellu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 64.25 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 106
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lellu compares

By the 2011 count Lellu is the 124th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 64.25 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Lellu

Lellu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lellu as Available within village. 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 Lellu from other places

Lellu lies about 22 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 Lellu
Tehsil headquarters Theog 5.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Lellu

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.

Common questions about Lellu

As per the Census of India 2011, Lellu village had a population of 232. That makes it the 124th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Lellu village has 106 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lellu has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Lellu covers 64.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lellu.

Lellu is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lellu is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.8 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bal Ghar (under 2 km), Charen (under 2 km) and Balihana (1.5 km).

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

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