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About Lakrehr Village

Lakrehr is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 79 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 10.96 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 79
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lakrehr compares

By the 2011 count Lakrehr is the 101st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 10.96 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Lakrehr

Lakrehr 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 Lakrehr 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lakrehr from other places

Lakrehr lies about 9.1 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 5.8 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 Lakrehr
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 5.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Lakrehr

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 Lakrehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakrehr village had a population of 170. That makes it the 101st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Lakrehr village has 79 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakrehr has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Lakrehr is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakrehr covers 10.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Lakrehr is Koparlahar, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Lakrehr is about 9.1 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakrehr is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 5.8 km away. Kangra is about 9.1 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaglahr (under 2 km), Phaket Lahr (under 2 km) and Bher (2.8 km).

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

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