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About Lahasan Village

Lahasan is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 230 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahasan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 74.1 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 230
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahasan compares

By the 2011 count Lahasan is the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 74.1 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Lahasan

Lahasan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lahasan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lahasan from other places

Lahasan lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 Lahasan
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Lahasan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahasan village had a population of 469. That makes it the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Lahasan village has 230 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahasan has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Lahasan is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahasan covers 74.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lahasan falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahasan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lahasan.

Lahasan is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahasan is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 5.7 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 24 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleri (under 2 km), Kotla (under 2 km) and Basdi (under 2 km).

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

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