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About Lahru Village

Lahru is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 103 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176094
Area (hectares) 42.06 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 103
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahru compares

By the 2011 count Lahru is the 101st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 42.06 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Lahru

Lahru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lahru from other places

Lahru lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 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 Lahru
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Lahru

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 Lahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahru village had a population of 227. That makes it the 101st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Lahru village has 103 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahru has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Lahru is 176094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahru covers 42.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahru is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Lahru.

Lahru 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.

Lahru is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 13 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 14 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 Bag Kuljan (under 2 km), Bagrena (under 2 km) and Khajurnun (1.8 km).

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

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