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About Lihas Village

Lihas is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 92 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lihas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lihas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 92
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lihas compares

By the 2011 count Lihas is the 77th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Lihas

Lihas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lihas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lihas from other places

Lihas lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Lihas
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Lihas

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 Lihas

As per the Census of India 2011, Lihas village had a population of 186. That makes it the 77th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Lihas village has 92 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lihas has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Lihas covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lihas is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lihas.

Lihas is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lihas is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.1 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daglehr (under 2 km), Charambu (under 2 km) and Paliar (under 2 km).

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

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