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About Larath Village

Larath is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 156 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 224.86 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 156
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Larath compares

By the 2011 count Larath is the 71st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 224.86 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Larath

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

Larath lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 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 Larath
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 21 km
Nearest town Mamun 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Larath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indora 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 Larath

As per the Census of India 2011, Larath village had a population of 325. That makes it the 71st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Larath village has 156 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larath has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Larath is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larath covers 224.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Larath falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Larath is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 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 Larath.

Larath is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larath is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about under 2 km away. Indora is about 21 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khubar (under 2 km), Ban Indorian (9.5 km) and Mijhli Band (9.5 km).

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

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