About Lajwa Village

Lajwa is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 347 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lajwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173023
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	673
Male Population	347
Female Population	326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lajwa compares

By the 2011 count Lajwa is the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Lajwa

Lajwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lajwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lajwa from other places

Lajwa lies about 18 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 55 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 Lajwa
Tehsil headquarters	Renuka	18 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	18 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	18 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	55 km

Villages closest to Lajwa

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.

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Common questions about Lajwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lajwa village had a population of 673. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Lajwa village has 347 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lajwa has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Lajwa covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Lajwa is Dehradun, about 55 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lajwa.

Lajwa is about 18 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lajwa is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 18 km away. Sirmaur is about 18 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.