About Lagru Village

Lagru is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 134 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176030
Area (hectares)	66.12 hectares
Population	273
Male Population	134
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Lagru compares

By the 2011 count Lagru is the 41st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 66.12 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Lagru

Lagru is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lagru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lagru from other places

Lagru lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Lagru
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	12 km
District headquarters	Kangra	17 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	31 km

Villages closest to Lagru

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.

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Common questions about Lagru

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagru village had a population of 273. That makes it the 41st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Lagru village has 134 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagru has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Lagru covers 66.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagru falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lagru is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lagru.

Lagru is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagru is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 6.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.