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About Lab Village

Lab is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 308 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lab village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176223
Area (hectares) 41.65 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 308
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lab compares

By the 2011 count Lab is the 56th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 41.65 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Lab

Lab is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lab 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lab from other places

Lab lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 3.2 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 Lab
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 9.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Talwāra 20 km

Villages closest to Lab

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 Lab

As per the Census of India 2011, Lab village had a population of 589. That makes it the 56th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Lab village has 308 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lab has about 912 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 Lab is 176223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lab covers 41.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lab is Meghrajpura, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lab.

Lab is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lab is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 3.2 km away. Jawali is about 9.9 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haler (under 2 km), Bajhera (1.8 km) and Thehr (2.0 km).

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

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