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About Lahra Village

Lahra is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 110 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 213.66 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 110
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahra compares

By the 2011 count Lahra is the 95th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 213.66 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 979.

Getting to Lahra

Lahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lahra from other places

Lahra lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 Lahra
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 25 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 60 km

Villages closest to Lahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahra village had a population of 226. That makes it the 95th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Lahra village has 110 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahra has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Lahra is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahra covers 213.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lahra falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahra is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 km distance for Lahra.

Lahra is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahra is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shagla (under 2 km), Dhala (under 2 km) and Nachnoti (under 2 km).

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

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