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About Barog Lahr Village

Barog Lahr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 80 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barog Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barog Lahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 54.17 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 80
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
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 Barog Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Barog Lahr is the 82nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 54.17 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Barog Lahr

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

Barog Lahr lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 18 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 Barog Lahr
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km

Villages closest to Barog Lahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 Barog Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Barog Lahr village had a population of 178. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Barog Lahr village has 80 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barog Lahr has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Barog Lahr is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barog Lahr covers 54.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barog Lahr falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barog Lahr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 18 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 Barog Lahr.

Barog Lahr is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barog Lahr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 3.4 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudar Lahr (under 2 km), Hardwal Lahr (under 2 km) and Hari (under 2 km).

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

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