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About Lahul Village

Lahul is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 34 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,471 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahul village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 177007
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 34
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,471
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 Lahul compares

By the 2011 count Lahul is the 124th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1207.

Getting to Lahul

Lahul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lahul 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lahul from other places

Lahul lies about 9.7 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 33 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 Lahul
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 33 km
Nearest town Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Lahul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Lahul

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahul village had a population of 84. That makes it the 124th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Lahul village has 34 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahul has about 1471 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Lahul is 177007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahul covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lahul falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahul is Panchrukhi, about 33 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lahul.

Lahul is about 9.7 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahul is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 7.4 km away. Hamirpur is about 9.7 km away. Panchrukhi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garoru (under 2 km), Garoru Ranautan (under 2 km) and Chabutra Khas (under 2 km).

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

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