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About Lahra Village

Lahra is a mid sized village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 414 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, 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 Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 177026
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 414
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahra compares

By the 2011 count Lahra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1177.

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 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 Lahra from other places

Lahra lies about 14 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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
District headquarters Hamirpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 16 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Lahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galore 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 799. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Lahra village has 414 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahra has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Lahra is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahra covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahra falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahra is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Lahra.

Lahra is about 14 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahra is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 14 km away. Galore is about 16 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasan Brahmana (under 2 km), Sasan Masandan (under 2 km) and Gandoli (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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