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About Lahr Malaicha Village

Lahr Malaicha is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 26 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahr Malaicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahr Malaicha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 25.56 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 26
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahr Malaicha compares

By the 2011 count Lahr Malaicha is the 97th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 25.56 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Lahr Malaicha

Lahr Malaicha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lahr Malaicha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lahr Malaicha from other places

Lahr Malaicha lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.6 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 Lahr Malaicha
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Lahr Malaicha

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 Lahr Malaicha

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahr Malaicha village had a population of 54. That makes it the 97th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Lahr Malaicha village has 26 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahr Malaicha has about 1077 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 Lahr Malaicha is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahr Malaicha covers 25.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahr Malaicha falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahr Malaicha is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lahr Malaicha.

Lahr Malaicha is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahr Malaicha is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 9.6 km away. Dhira is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahr Banahra (under 2 km), Galohi (under 2 km) and Ghammun (under 2 km).

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

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