Lalkuan
Lalkuan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 View from Lalkuan Junction railway station | |
  Lalkuan Location in Uttarakhand, India  Lalkuan Lalkuan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°05′N 79°31′E / 29.08°N 79.52°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Nainital |
| Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,644 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Kauravi, Tharu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK-04 |
| Website | uk |
Lalkuan is a Nagar Panchayat in the Nainital district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is also part of the Lalkuan Assembly constituency of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
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.
Transport
Howrah–Lalkuan Express, Lalkuan–Anand Vihar Terminal Intercity Express and Lalkuan–Amritsar Superfast Express start from the Lalkuan Junction railway station.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Lalkuan
- ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.