About Loran Village

Loran is one of the larger villages in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,866, made up of 6,130 males and 5,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loran village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	185102
Area (hectares)	2166 hectares
Population	11,866
Male Population	6,130
Female Population	5,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Loran compares

By the 2011 count Loran is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 2166 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Loran

Loran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Loran as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Loran from other places

Loran lies about 23 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 41 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 Loran
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	7.7 km
District headquarters	Punch	23 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	23 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	41 km

Villages closest to Loran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loran village had a population of 11,866. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Loran village has 6,130 males and 5,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loran has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Loran is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loran covers 2166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loran falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Loran is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 41 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 village for Loran.

Loran is about 23 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loran is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 7.7 km away. Punch is about 23 km away. Pūnch is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.