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About Muhu Lahr Village

Muhu Lahr is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 146 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muhu Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhu Lahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 70.03 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 146
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muhu Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Muhu Lahr is the 18th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 70.03 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Muhu Lahr

Muhu Lahr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muhu Lahr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muhu Lahr from other places

Muhu Lahr lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 1.5 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 Muhu Lahr
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 11 km
Nearest town Mamun 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 45 km

Villages closest to Muhu Lahr

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 Muhu Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhu Lahr village had a population of 298. That makes it the 18th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Muhu Lahr village has 146 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhu Lahr has about 1041 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 Muhu Lahr is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muhu Lahr covers 70.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muhu Lahr falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muhu Lahr is Nurpur Road, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Muhu Lahr.

Muhu Lahr is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhu Lahr is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 1.5 km away. Baroh is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhat Lahri (under 2 km), Bhur Lahr (under 2 km) and Digar Lahr (under 2 km).

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

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