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About Lag Village

Lag is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 30 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 32.43 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 30
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lag compares

By the 2011 count Lag is the 162nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 32.43 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Lag

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

Lag lies about 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 13 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 Lag
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 8.6 km
Nearest town Baddi 11 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 13 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Lag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lag village had a population of 63. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Lag village has 30 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lag has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Lag is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lag covers 32.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lag falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lag is Ghanauli, about 13 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 Lag.

Lag is about 40 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lag is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 8.6 km away. Baddi is about 11 km away. Ghanauli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadeo (2.0 km), Chauk (3.4 km) and Rajpura (3.6 km).

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

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