About Lahar Village

Lahar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 65 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,415 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177046
Area (hectares)	7.99 hectares
Population	157
Male Population	65
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,415
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Lahar is the 167th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 7.99 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Lahar

Lahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahar 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 Lahar from other places

Lahar lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Lahar
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	4.2 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	29 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Lahar

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

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Common questions about Lahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahar village had a population of 157. That makes it the 167th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Lahar village has 65 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahar has about 1415 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Lahar is 177046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahar covers 7.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Lahar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahar is Amb Andaura, 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 Lahar.

Lahar is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.2 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.