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About Lachhog Village

Lachhog is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 69 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lachhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lachhog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173213
Area (hectares) 88.81 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 69
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lachhog compares

By the 2011 count Lachhog is the 98th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 88.81 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Lachhog

Lachhog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lachhog 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lachhog from other places

Lachhog lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about under 2 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 Lachhog
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 6.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km

Villages closest to Lachhog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lachhog village had a population of 127. That makes it the 98th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Lachhog village has 69 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lachhog has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Lachhog is 173213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lachhog covers 88.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lachhog falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lachhog is Kathleeghat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Lachhog.

Lachhog is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lachhog is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about under 2 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katoh (under 2 km), Gandrori (under 2 km) and Kadaur (1.6 km).

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

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