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About Larkot Village

Larkot is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 47 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larkot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 47
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Larkot compares

By the 2011 count Larkot is the 209th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Larkot

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

Larkot lies about 42 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Larkot
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 10 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 15 km
Nearest town Baddi 20 km
District headquarters Solan 42 km

Villages closest to Larkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Larkot village had a population of 93. That makes it the 209th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Larkot village has 47 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larkot has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Larkot is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larkot covers 66 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.

Larkot falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Larkot is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Larkot.

Larkot is about 42 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larkot is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 10 km away. Bharatgarh is about 15 km away. Baddi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saror (under 2 km), Charoli (under 2 km) and Jangal Ratwari (under 2 km).

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

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