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About Jakh Lahr Village

Jakh Lahr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 35 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakh Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakh Lahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 43.88 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 35
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
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 Jakh Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Jakh Lahr is the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 43.88 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1070.

Getting to Jakh Lahr

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

Jakh Lahr lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 17 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 Jakh Lahr
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Jakh 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 Jakh Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakh Lahr village had a population of 78. That makes it the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Jakh Lahr village has 35 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakh Lahr has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Jakh Lahr covers 43.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jakh Lahr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 17 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 Jakh Lahr.

Jakh Lahr is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakh Lahr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 3.2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 17 km away. Kangra 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 Hardwal Lahr (under 2 km), Sudar Lahr (under 2 km) and Barog Lahr (under 2 km).

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

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