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About Lanjehr Village

Lanjehr is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 58 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lanjehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lanjehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176065
Area (hectares) 50.23 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 58
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lanjehr compares

By the 2011 count Lanjehr is the 69th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 50.23 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Lanjehr

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

Lanjehr lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 5.3 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 Lanjehr
Nearest railway station Paror 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Lanjehr

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 Lanjehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Lanjehr village had a population of 112. That makes it the 69th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Lanjehr village has 58 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lanjehr has about 931 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 Lanjehr is 176065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lanjehr covers 50.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lanjehr falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lanjehr is Paror, about 5.3 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 Lanjehr.

Lanjehr is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lanjehr is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 5.3 km away. Dhira is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korna (under 2 km), Chombu (under 2 km) and Tapehr (under 2 km).

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

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