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About Lanaru Village

Lanaru is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 77 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanaru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 52.83 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 77
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanaru compares

By the 2011 count Lanaru is the 127th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 52.83 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Lanaru

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

Lanaru lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 25 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 Lanaru
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 25 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 27 km
Nearest town Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Lanaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanaru village had a population of 140. That makes it the 127th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Lanaru village has 77 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanaru has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Lanaru is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanaru covers 52.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lanaru falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lanaru is Salogra, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Lanaru.

Lanaru 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.

Lanaru is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 13 km away. Salogra is about 25 km away. Sirmaur 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 Pain Kufar (under 2 km), Manwan (1.7 km) and Matal Bakhog (1.9 km).

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

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