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About Lana Baka Village

Lana Baka is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 153 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lana Baka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lana Baka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 153
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lana Baka compares

By the 2011 count Lana Baka is the 42nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Lana Baka

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

Lana Baka lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 21 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 Lana Baka
Nearest railway station Barog 21 km
Nearest town Nāhan 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 27 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 27 km

Villages closest to Lana Baka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Lana Baka

As per the Census of India 2011, Lana Baka village had a population of 294. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Lana Baka village has 153 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lana Baka has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Lana Baka is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lana Baka covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lana Baka falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lana Baka is Barog, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lana Baka.

Lana Baka is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lana Baka is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 21 km away. Nāhan is about 22 km away. Pachhad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lana Bhalta (under 2 km), Lana Chabyul (under 2 km) and Lana Marag (under 2 km).

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

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