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About Jallandhar Lahar Village

Jallandhar Lahar 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 513, made up of 235 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jallandhar Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jallandhar Lahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177117
Area (hectares) 110.79 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 235
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,183
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jallandhar Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Jallandhar Lahar is the 79th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 110.79 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Jallandhar Lahar

Jallandhar Lahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jallandhar Lahar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jallandhar Lahar from other places

Jallandhar Lahar lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 11 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 Jallandhar Lahar
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km

Villages closest to Jallandhar Lahar

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 Jallandhar Lahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jallandhar Lahar village had a population of 513. That makes it the 79th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Jallandhar Lahar village has 235 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jallandhar Lahar has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Jallandhar Lahar is 177117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jallandhar Lahar covers 110.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jallandhar Lahar is Tripal, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jallandhar Lahar.

Jallandhar 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.

Jallandhar Lahar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 4.4 km away. Tripal is about 11 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 Thakar Doara (under 2 km), Harar (under 2 km) and Khavli (under 2 km).

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

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