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About Lihan Village

Lihan is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 332 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lihan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lihan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142025
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 332
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lihan compares

By the 2011 count Lihan is the 112th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Lihan

Lihan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lihan as Available within 5 - 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 Lihan from other places

Lihan lies about 25 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 11 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 Lihan
Nearest railway station Dhat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 19 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 25 km

Villages closest to Lihan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lihan village had a population of 640. That makes it the 112th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Lihan village has 332 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lihan has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Lihan is 142025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lihan covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lihan falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lihan is Dhat, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lihan.

Lihan is about 25 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lihan is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 11 km away. Jagraon is about 19 km away. Ludhiana is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorahur (under 2 km), Bharowal Kalan (under 2 km) and Bharowal Khurd (1.5 km).

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

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