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About Lahru Village

Lahru is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 248 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 166023, 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 Jawali
Pincode 166023
Area (hectares) 106.31 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 248
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lahru compares

By the 2011 count Lahru is the 74th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 106.31 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 1026.

Getting to Lahru

The census records public bus service for Lahru 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 <5 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 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.6 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 Jawali 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 2.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Lahru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 481. That makes it the 74th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Lahru village has 248 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahru has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Lahru is 166023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahru covers 106.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahru is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Lahru.

Lahru is about 24 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 Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 2.3 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 2.6 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kimman (under 2 km), Talian (under 2 km) and Muriana (under 2 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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