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About Ghar Lahar Village

Ghar Lahar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 5 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghar Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghar Lahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 47.82 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 5
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghar Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Ghar Lahar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 47.82 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1091.

Getting to Ghar Lahar

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

Ghar Lahar lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about under 2 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 Ghar Lahar
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km

Villages closest to Ghar Lahar

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.

Common questions about Ghar Lahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghar Lahar village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Ghar Lahar village has 5 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghar Lahar has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Ghar Lahar is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghar Lahar covers 47.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghar Lahar falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghar Lahar is Harsar Dehri, about under 2 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 Ghar Lahar.

Ghar Lahar is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghar Lahar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about under 2 km away. Baroh is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariala (4.1 km), Kalru (6.1 km) and Lahru (7.4 km).

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

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