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About Lahar Village

Lahar is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 325 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 25.84 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 325
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Lahar is the 38th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 25.84 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Lahar

Lahar 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 Lahar 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 Lahar from other places

Lahar lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 6.3 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 Lahar
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Lahar

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 Lahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahar village had a population of 634. That makes it the 38th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Lahar village has 325 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Lahar covers 25.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahar is Patti Rajpura, about 6.3 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 Lahar.

Lahar is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahar is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 6.3 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 20 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patial Kad (9.4 km), Sutrehr (9.6 km) and Rod (9.8 km).

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

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