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About Laharri Village

Laharri is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 197 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laharri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laharri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 185.66 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 197
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laharri compares

By the 2011 count Laharri is the 56th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 185.66 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Laharri

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

Laharri 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 Laharri
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Laharri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Laharri

As per the Census of India 2011, Laharri village had a population of 406. That makes it the 56th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Laharri village has 197 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laharri has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Laharri is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laharri covers 185.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laharri falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Laharri 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Laharri.

Laharri 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.

Laharri is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Shahpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chari Dhanotu (under 2 km), Har (under 2 km) and Jharer (under 2 km).

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

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