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About Lagor Village

Lagor is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 665 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 451.98 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 665
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lagor compares

By the 2011 count Lagor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 451.98 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Lagor

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

Lagor lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 5.1 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 Lagor
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 5.1 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Lagor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Lagor

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagor village had a population of 1,289. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Lagor village has 665 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagor has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Lagor is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagor covers 451.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagor falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lagor is Nurpur Road, about 5.1 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 Lagor.

Lagor is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagor is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 1.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 5.1 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldun (1.6 km), Gainhi (1.6 km) and Bhaghni (2.0 km).

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

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