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About Langhaf Village

Langhaf is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 955 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Langhaf Overview

Census 2011 figures for Langhaf village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248125
Area (hectares) 312.43 hectares
Population 1,802
Male Population 955
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Langhaf compares

By the 2011 count Langhaf is the 52nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 312.43 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Langhaf

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

Langhaf lies about 20 km from Dehradun. 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 Langhaf
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 12 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
District headquarters Dehradun 20 km

Villages closest to Langhaf

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Langhaf village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Langhaf village has 955 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Langhaf has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Langhaf is 248125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Langhaf covers 312.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Langhaf falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Langhaf notes the nearest railway station 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 Langhaf.

Langhaf is about 20 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Langhaf is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 12 km away. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Dehradun 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 Tauli (under 2 km), Barwa (1.5 km) and Dhalani (3.0 km).

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

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