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About Chau Da Lahar Village

Chau Da Lahar is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 67 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chau Da Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chau Da Lahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 116.93 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 67
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chau Da Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Chau Da Lahar is the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 116.93 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Chau Da Lahar

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

Chau Da Lahar lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Chau Da Lahar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 4.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Chau Da Lahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhira 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 Chau Da Lahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chau Da Lahar village had a population of 130. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Chau Da Lahar village has 67 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chau Da Lahar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Chau Da Lahar is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chau Da Lahar covers 116.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chau Da Lahar falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chau Da Lahar is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Chau Da Lahar.

Chau Da Lahar is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chau Da Lahar is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Dhira is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alsehar (under 2 km), Har (under 2 km) and Har Tarembu (under 2 km).

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

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