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About Kenth Lahr Village

Kenth Lahr is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 56 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenth Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenth Lahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 28.59 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 56
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kenth Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Kenth Lahr is the 116th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 28.59 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kenth Lahr

Kenth Lahr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenth Lahr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kenth Lahr from other places

Kenth Lahr lies about 7.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 1.7 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 Kenth Lahr
Nearest railway station Samloti 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 4.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 7.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 16 km

Villages closest to Kenth Lahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Kenth Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenth Lahr village had a population of 119. That makes it the 116th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kenth Lahr village has 56 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenth Lahr has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kenth Lahr is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenth Lahr covers 28.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenth Lahr falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kenth Lahr is Samloti, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kenth Lahr is about 7.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenth Lahr is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 1.7 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarkhan Kar (under 2 km), Ustehr (under 2 km) and Thamba (under 2 km).

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

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