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About Lahlar Village

Lahlar is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 58 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahlar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahlar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 58.1 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 58
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahlar compares

By the 2011 count Lahlar is the 123rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 58.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Lahlar

Lahlar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahlar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lahlar from other places

Lahlar lies about 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 10 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 Lahlar
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 6.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 8.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 10 km

Villages closest to Lahlar

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 Lahlar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahlar village had a population of 118. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Lahlar village has 58 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahlar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Lahlar is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahlar covers 58.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahlar is Kangra Mandir, about 10 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 village for Lahlar.

Lahlar is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahlar is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 6.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.3 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoi (under 2 km), Chori Dudhamb (1.7 km) and Dudhamb Khas (1.7 km).

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

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