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About Laharn Village

Laharn is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 82 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laharn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laharn village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 104.67 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 82
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Laharn compares

By the 2011 count Laharn is the 144th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 104.67 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Laharn

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

Laharn lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Laharn
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 22 km

Villages closest to Laharn

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 Laharn

As per the Census of India 2011, Laharn village had a population of 164. That makes it the 144th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Laharn village has 82 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laharn has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Laharn is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laharn covers 104.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Laharn is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Laharn.

Laharn is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laharn is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Dharamsala 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 Bhareal (under 2 km), Dunihar (under 2 km) and Har (under 2 km).

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

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