About Rakwal Lahr Village

Rakwal Lahr is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 317 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakwal Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakwal Lahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176066
Area (hectares)	111 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	317
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakwal Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Rakwal Lahr is the 10th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Rakwal Lahr

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

Rakwal Lahr lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Rakwal Lahr
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Tripal	19 km
District headquarters	Kangra	28 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	36 km

Villages closest to Rakwal Lahr

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.

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Common questions about Rakwal Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakwal Lahr village had a population of 606. That makes it the 10th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Rakwal Lahr village has 317 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakwal Lahr has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Rakwal Lahr is 176066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakwal Lahr covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rakwal Lahr falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakwal Lahr is Tripal, about 19 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 Rakwal Lahr.

Rakwal Lahr is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakwal Lahr is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 7.3 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.