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About Lahri Village

Lahri is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 102 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,520 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 30.72 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 102
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,520
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahri compares

By the 2011 count Lahri is the 84th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 30.72 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Lahri

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

Lahri lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Lahri
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Lahri

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.

Common questions about Lahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahri village had a population of 257. That makes it the 84th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Lahri village has 102 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahri has about 1520 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

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

Lahri covers 30.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahri is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Lahri.

Lahri is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahri is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jol (4.5 km), Bhati (5.8 km) and Kudana (6.0 km).

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

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