About Lahru Village

Lahru is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 62 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176086
Area (hectares)	12.83 hectares
Population	138
Male Population	62
Female Population	76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,226
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahru compares

By the 2011 count Lahru is the 308th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 12.83 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Lahru

Lahru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahru 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lahru from other places

Lahru lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 11 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 Lahru
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km

Villages closest to Lahru

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.

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Common questions about Lahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahru village had a population of 138. That makes it the 308th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Lahru village has 62 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahru has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Lahru is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahru covers 12.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lahru is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Lahru is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahru is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 11 km away. Palampur is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.