About Lahru Village

Lahru is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 91 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176301
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	198
Male Population	91
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,176
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahru compares

By the 2011 count Lahru is the 80th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Lahru

Lahru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lahru from other places

Lahru lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 Lahru
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	20 km
District headquarters	Chamba	20 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	24 km

Villages closest to Lahru

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

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Common questions about Lahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahru village had a population of 198. That makes it the 80th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Lahru village has 91 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahru has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Lahru is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahru covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahru falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahru is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 village for Lahru.

Lahru is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahru is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.