Lalkuan

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

Lalkuan
Town
View from Lalkuan Junction railway station
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Coordinates: 29.08°N 79.52°E / 29.08; 79.52[1]
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Elevation	371 m (1,217 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,644
Languages
• Official	Kumaoni
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK-04
Website	uk.gov.in

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.