About Lahr Village

Lahr is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 275 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaisinghpur
Pincode	176096
Area (hectares)	39.46 hectares
Population	573
Male Population	275
Female Population	298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Lahr is the 20th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 39.46 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Lahr

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

Lahr lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jaisinghpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	41 km

Villages closest to Lahr

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

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Common questions about Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahr village had a population of 573. That makes it the 20th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Lahr village has 275 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahr has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Lahr is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahr covers 39.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lahr falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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.

Lahr is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahr is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 13 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.