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About Lagnu Village

Lagnu is a small village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 250 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 304.97 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 250
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lagnu compares

By the 2011 count Lagnu is the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 304.97 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Lagnu

The census records public bus service for Lagnu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lagnu from other places

Lagnu lies about 3.1 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 38 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 Lagnu
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 3.1 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 3.1 km
Nearest town Nāhan 17 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 38 km

Villages closest to Lagnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagnu village had a population of 477. That makes it the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Lagnu village has 250 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagnu has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Lagnu is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagnu covers 304.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lagnu falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lagnu is Salogra, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lagnu.

Lagnu is about 3.1 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagnu is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 3.1 km away. Sirmaur is about 3.1 km away. Nāhan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rerli (1.5 km), Lana Mashur (2.0 km) and Sangrah (2.3 km).

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

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