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About Lahr Thakran Village

Lahr Thakran is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 16 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahr Thakran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahr Thakran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 117.59 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 16
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahr Thakran compares

By the 2011 count Lahr Thakran is the 104th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 117.59 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Lahr Thakran

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

Lahr Thakran lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 8.3 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 Thakran
Nearest railway station Samloti 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Lahr Thakran

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 Thakran

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahr Thakran village had a population of 35. That makes it the 104th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Lahr Thakran village has 16 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahr Thakran has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Lahr Thakran is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahr Thakran covers 117.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahr Thakran is Samloti, about 8.3 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 Lahr Thakran.

Lahr Thakran is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahr Thakran is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 8.3 km away. Dhira is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiran (under 2 km), Devi (under 2 km) and Thirak (under 2 km).

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

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