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About Ghar Lahr Village

Ghar Lahr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 36 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghar Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghar Lahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 80.27 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 36
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Ghar Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Ghar Lahr is the 168th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 80.27 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Ghar Lahr

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

Ghar Lahr lies about 23 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 Ghar Lahr
Tehsil headquarters Khundian under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Ghar 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 Ghar Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghar Lahr village had a population of 69. That makes it the 168th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Ghar Lahr village has 36 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghar Lahr has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Ghar Lahr covers 80.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghar 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 Ghar Lahr.

Ghar 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.

Ghar Lahr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about under 2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 18 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 Rakehr (under 2 km), Barwala (under 2 km) and Kadehr (under 2 km).

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

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