About Lahru Village

Lahru is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 325 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, 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	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177101
Area (hectares)	108.15 hectares
Population	703
Male Population	325
Female Population	378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,163
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 44th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 108.15 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

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 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Tripal	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	31 km

Villages closest to Lahru

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.

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Common questions about Lahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahru village had a population of 703. That makes it the 44th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Lahru village has 325 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahru has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

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

Lahru covers 108.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahru is Tripal, about 13 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 22 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 Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 2.1 km away. Tripal is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.