About Lahru Village

Lahru is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 88 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176037
Area (hectares)	17.7 hectares
Population	178
Male Population	88
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahru compares

By the 2011 count Lahru is the 61st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 17.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Lahru

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

Lahru lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.6 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 Lahru
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	24 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	28 km

Villages closest to Lahru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahru village had a population of 178. That makes it the 61st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Lahru village has 88 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahru has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Lahru is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahru covers 17.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lahru falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahru is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.6 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 Lahru.

Lahru is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahru is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 2.6 km away. Baroh is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.