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About Larth Village

Larth is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 620 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larth village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 160.75 hectares
Population 1,249
Male Population 620
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Larth compares

By the 2011 count Larth is the 19th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 160.75 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Larth

Larth 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 Larth 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 Larth from other places

Larth lies about 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 9.7 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 Larth
Nearest railway station Bharmar 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 18 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 39 km

Villages closest to Larth

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 Larth

As per the Census of India 2011, Larth village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 19th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Larth village has 620 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larth has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Larth is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larth covers 160.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Larth is Bharmar, about 9.7 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 Larth.

Larth is about 39 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larth is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 9.7 km away. Nurpur is about 18 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangdhial (2.9 km), Pandora (3.0 km) and Gharoli (3.5 km).

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

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