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About Lalwara Village

Lalwara is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 59 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalwara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 65.37 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 59
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
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 Lalwara compares

By the 2011 count Lalwara is the 101st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 65.37 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1107.

Getting to Lalwara

Lalwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lalwara 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 Lalwara from other places

Lalwara lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Lalwara
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Talwāra 43 km

Villages closest to Lalwara

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 Lalwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalwara village had a population of 127. That makes it the 101st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Lalwara village has 59 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalwara has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

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

Lalwara covers 65.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Lalwara is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Lalwara.

Lalwara 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.

Lalwara is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 5.4 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 23 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 Basdi (under 2 km), Kohlari (under 2 km) and Dhanot (under 2 km).

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

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