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About Lahaman Village

Lahaman is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 183 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahaman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176087
Area (hectares) 43.35 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 183
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lahaman compares

By the 2011 count Lahaman is the 171st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 43.35 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Lahaman

Lahaman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahaman as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lahaman from other places

Lahaman lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 3.6 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 Lahaman
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 9.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Lahaman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahaman village had a population of 384. That makes it the 171st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Lahaman village has 183 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahaman has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Lahaman is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahaman covers 43.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lahaman falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahaman is Panchrukhi, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance for Lahaman.

Lahaman is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahaman is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 3.6 km away. Palampur is about 9.8 km away. Kangra 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 Gagahan (under 2 km), Tikkar Khas (under 2 km) and Andror (under 2 km).

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

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