About Lahal Village

Lahal is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 317 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Brahmaur
Pincode	176315
Area (hectares)	110 hectares
Population	593
Male Population	317
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahal compares

By the 2011 count Lahal is the 16th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Lahal

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

Lahal lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 40 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 Lahal
Tehsil headquarters	Brahmaur	7.0 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	31 km
District headquarters	Chamba	34 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	40 km

Villages closest to Lahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahal village had a population of 593. That makes it the 16th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Lahal village has 317 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahal has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Lahal is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahal covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahal falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahal is Chamunda Marg, about 40 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 Lahal.

Lahal is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahal is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 7.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 31 km away. Chamba is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.