Lalkuan Explained

Lalkuan
Settlement Type:Town
Image Alt:View from Lalkuan Junction railway station
Pushpin Map:India Uttarakhand#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttarakhand, India
Coordinates:29.08°N 79.52°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttarakhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nainital
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:371
Population Total:7644
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kumaoni
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:UK-04

Lalkuan is a Nagar Panchayat in the Nainital district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Demographics

In the 2011 India census,[2] Lalkuan had a population of 7,644. Males constituted 55% of the population and females 45%. Lalkuan had an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 76% and female literacy was 74%. In Lalkuan, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age. Hindi, Kumauni and Punjabi are the main languages spoken there.

Geography

It is situated 80 km from Bareilly on Nainital Road, 24 km from Rudrapur, 6 km from Pantnagar Airport, and 16 km from Haldwani.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/39/Lalkua.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Lalkuan
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.