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About Lahri Village

Lahri is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 87 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 315.79 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 87
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahri compares

By the 2011 count Lahri is the 67th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 315.79 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Lahri

Lahri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lahri as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lahri from other places

Lahri lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Lahri
Nearest railway station Talara 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km

Villages closest to Lahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahri village had a population of 185. That makes it the 67th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Lahri village has 87 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahri has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Lahri covers 315.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lahri falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahri is Talara, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lahri.

Lahri is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahri is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Talara is about 19 km away. Dalhousie is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariata (1.9 km), Barinni (1.9 km) and Lunah (1.9 km).

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

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