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About Lalian Village

Lalian is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 425 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 425
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lalian compares

By the 2011 count Lalian is the 147th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Lalian

The census records public bus service for Lalian 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lalian from other places

Lalian lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, 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 Lalian
Nearest railway station Garhshankar under 2 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Lalian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalian village had a population of 829. That makes it the 147th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Lalian village has 425 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalian has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Lalian is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalian covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lalian falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lalian is Garhshankar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Lalian.

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

Lalian is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about under 2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalwan (under 2 km), Kalewal (under 2 km) and Kalewal Bhagtan (under 2 km).

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

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