About Ler Village

Ler is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 137 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,321 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ler Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ler village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177034
Area (hectares)	135.21 hectares
Population	318
Male Population	137
Female Population	181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,321
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Ler compares

By the 2011 count Ler is the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 135.21 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Ler

Ler 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 Ler as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ler from other places

Ler lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.9 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 Ler
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	9.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	31 km

Villages closest to Ler

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ler village had a population of 318. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Ler village has 137 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ler has about 1321 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Ler is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ler covers 135.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ler falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ler is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Ler is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ler is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 5.4 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 9.9 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.