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About Laha Village

Laha is a mid sized village in Naraingarh tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 873 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 134203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laha village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Naraingarh
Pincode 134203
Area (hectares) 466 hectares
Population 1,721
Male Population 873
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laha compares

By the 2011 count Laha is the 27th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Laha

Laha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laha from other places

Laha lies about 35 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Laha
Tehsil headquarters Naraingarh 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 27 km
District headquarters Ambala 35 km

Villages closest to Laha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naraingarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Laha

As per the Census of India 2011, Laha village had a population of 1,721. That makes it the 27th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents.

Laha village has 873 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laha has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Laha is 134203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laha covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laha falls under Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Laha is Ghagghar, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Laha.

Laha is about 35 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laha is in Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district. Naraingarh is about 4.6 km away. Ghagghar is about 27 km away. Ambala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagauli (1.6 km), Khanpur Rajputan (2.2 km) and Chhoti Kohri (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Laha today is likely to be higher.

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