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About Lakharda Village

Lakharda is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 17 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakharda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177111
Area (hectares) 113.59 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 17
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,824
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakharda compares

By the 2011 count Lakharda is the 81st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 113.59 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1092.

Getting to Lakharda

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

Lakharda lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Lakharda
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 4.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Lakharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakharda village had a population of 48. That makes it the 81st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Lakharda village has 17 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakharda has about 1824 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Lakharda is 177111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakharda covers 113.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakharda falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lakharda is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Lakharda.

Lakharda is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakharda is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Jaswan is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatehr (2.9 km), Ghati Bilwan (4.4 km) and Duhki (5.3 km).

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

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