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About Bharup Lahr Village

Bharup Lahr is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 157 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharup Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharup Lahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 69.25 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 157
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharup Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Bharup Lahr is the 17th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 69.25 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1124.

Getting to Bharup Lahr

Bharup Lahr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharup Lahr as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bharup Lahr from other places

Bharup Lahr lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 6.7 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 Bharup Lahr
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Bharup Lahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harchakian 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 Bharup Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharup Lahr village had a population of 319. That makes it the 17th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bharup Lahr village has 157 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharup Lahr has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Bharup Lahr is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharup Lahr covers 69.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharup Lahr falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharup Lahr is Meghrajpura, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bharup Lahr.

Bharup Lahr is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharup Lahr is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 6.7 km away. Harchakian is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karnol (under 2 km), Bat Balla (under 2 km) and Manei Khas (under 2 km).

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

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