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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Narender Kumar
Contact: 70****9453
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- LGD code
- 22184
- Pincode
- 173212
- Post office
- RR Solan
- Population
- 73
- Households
- 19
- Literacy rate
- 84.9%
- Sex ratio
- 825 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 40
Census 2011 · in context
How Layan (518) compares
By population, Layan (518) ranks #254 of 477 villages in Solan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.9%
+8.3% vs mandal average
- Layan (518)
- 84.9%
- Solan mandal
- 76.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
825
−125 vs mandal average
- Layan (518)
- 825
- Solan mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Layan (518)
- 3.8
- Solan mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Layan (518) at a glance
Layan (518) is a village of 73 people in 19 households (Census 2011) in Solan tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 254th-largest of 477 villages in Solan tehsil. Literacy is 85%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 825 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173212, served by RR Solan post office; the LGD village code is 22184. The sarpanch is Narender Kumar, and the village votes in Solan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dhani Ram Shandil. The population is estimated at 86 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layan (518) · this village | 73 | 85% | — |
| Ser Chirag (537) · Solan | 164 | 71% | — |
| Mashiwar (530) · Solan | 155 | 80% | — |
| Shingar (523) · Solan | 135 | 70% | — |
| Kotla (517) · Solan | 123 | 80% | — |
| Bassi (540) · Solan | 108 | 73% | — |
| Lakhdanji (524) · Solan | 105 | 76% | — |
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Key facts — Layan (518)
- LGD code
- 22184
- Pincode
- 173212
- Post office
- RR Solan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 73
- Population (projected 2026)
- 86
- Households
- 19
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 825
- Literacy rate
- 84.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Solan
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dhani Ram Shandil
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Narender Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Solan
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173212
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- Saproon (653)
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- Gaddon (24)
- Ber Khas (44)
- Ser (45)
- Dehun (652)
- Bara Bari (267)
- Ser Banera (514)
- Barog (801)
- Koro (791)
- Shamti (616)
- Shattal (79)
- Naganji (584)
- Uncha Gaon (582)
- Jabal Jamrot (239)
- Balana (621)
- Damrog (615)
- Nauni Majhgaon (581)
- Runan Ghodo (800)
- Shilli (29)
- Rihu (826)
- Top Ki Ber (75)
- Kainthri (790)
- Kothi Deora (672)
- Nahech (819)
- Mansar (14)
- Kawgadi (617)
- Jadli (251)
- Radiyana (5)
- Berti (681)
- Khaali (796)
- Kheel Jashli (788)
- Bohli (827)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)