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About Lapharan Village

Lapharan is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 115 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,243 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lapharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lapharan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176049
Area (hectares) 65.64 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 115
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,243
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lapharan compares

By the 2011 count Lapharan is the 46th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 65.64 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Lapharan

Lapharan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lapharan as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kotla, Kuthiana, Lahri Ghumara and Lahri Tarkhana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lapharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lapharan village had a population of 258. That makes it the 46th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Lapharan village has 115 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lapharan has about 1243 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Lapharan is 176049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lapharan covers 65.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lapharan falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lapharan notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Lapharan.

Lapharan is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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