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About Darek Lahr Village

Darek Lahr is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 33 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darek Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darek Lahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 27.77 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 33
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darek Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Darek Lahr is the 258th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 27.77 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Darek Lahr

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

Darek Lahr lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 17 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 Darek Lahr
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Nearest town Talwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Darek Lahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Darek Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Darek Lahr village had a population of 69. That makes it the 258th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Darek Lahr village has 33 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darek Lahr has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Darek Lahr is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darek Lahr covers 27.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darek Lahr falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darek Lahr is Jawalamukhi Road, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Darek Lahr.

Darek Lahr is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darek Lahr is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.5 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghar Lahr (under 2 km), Jin (under 2 km) and Badoli (under 2 km).

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

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