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About Lohar Beh Village

Lohar Beh is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 18 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohar Beh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohar Beh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 35.81 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 18
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
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 Lohar Beh compares

By the 2011 count Lohar Beh is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 35.81 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1026.

Getting to Lohar Beh

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

Lohar Beh lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 13 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 Lohar Beh
Nearest town Talwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Lohar Beh

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 Lohar Beh

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohar Beh village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Lohar Beh village has 18 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohar Beh has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Lohar Beh is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohar Beh covers 35.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohar Beh falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lohar Beh is Harsar Dehri, about 13 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 Lohar Beh.

Lohar Beh is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohar Beh is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 11 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 13 km away. Jawali is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kardial (under 2 km), Banara (2.6 km) and Bhaunka (3.1 km).

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

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