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About Langha Village

Langha is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 151 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Langha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Langha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 151
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Langha compares

By the 2011 count Langha is the 112th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Langha

Langha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Langha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Langha from other places

Langha lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 19 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 Langha
Nearest town Dharamsala 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 34 km
District headquarters Chamba 34 km

Villages closest to Langha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Langha village had a population of 296. That makes it the 112th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Langha village has 151 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Langha has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Langha is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Langha covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Langha falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Langha is Kangra Mandir, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Langha.

Langha 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.

Langha is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 7.4 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 19 km away. Chaurah is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trakar Khartap (6.4 km), Choli (6.5 km) and Dhar Jatbag (13 km).

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

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