Lalkuan

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| name = Lalkuan

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| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = View from Lalkuan Junction railway station.jpg

| image_alt = View from Lalkuan Junction railway station

| image_caption = View from Lalkuan Junction railway station

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Uttarakhand

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Nainital

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| elevation_m = 371

| population_total = 7644

| population_as_of = 2011

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Kumaoni

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| registration_plate = UK-04

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

Demographics

In the 2011 India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Nainital district