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About Lam Village

Lam is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 167 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lam village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 241.99 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 167
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
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 Lam compares

By the 2011 count Lam is the 64th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 241.99 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1046.

Getting to Lam

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

Lam lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 23 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 Lam
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 9.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Lam

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 Lam

As per the Census of India 2011, Lam village had a population of 365. That makes it the 64th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Lam village has 167 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lam has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

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

Lam covers 241.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Lam is Jawanwala Shahr, about 23 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 Lam.

Lam is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lam is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahlam (under 2 km), Diba (2.2 km) and Hadal (2.5 km).

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

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