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About Lahar Buhla Village

Lahar Buhla is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 130 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahar Buhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahar Buhla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 35.9 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 130
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahar Buhla compares

By the 2011 count Lahar Buhla is the 30th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 35.9 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Lahar Buhla

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

Lahar Buhla lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 8.5 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 Lahar Buhla
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km

Villages closest to Lahar Buhla

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 Lahar Buhla

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahar Buhla village had a population of 263. That makes it the 30th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Lahar Buhla village has 130 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahar Buhla has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Lahar Buhla is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahar Buhla covers 35.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahar Buhla is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 8.5 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 Lahar Buhla.

Lahar Buhla 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.

Lahar Buhla is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 8.5 km away. Dhira is about 20 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 Ulehr (under 2 km), Tharkehr (under 2 km) and Karner (under 2 km).

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

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