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

Transport

Howrah–Lalkuan Express, Lalkuan–Anand Vihar Terminal Intercity Express and Lalkuan–Amritsar Superfast Express start from the Lalkuan Junction railway station.

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