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About Dhaman Lahar Village

Dhaman Lahar is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 44 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaman Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaman Lahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 37.38 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 44
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaman Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Dhaman Lahar is the 69th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 37.38 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Dhaman Lahar

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

Dhaman Lahar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Dhaman Lahar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 8.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Thural 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Dhaman Lahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thural 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 Dhaman Lahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaman Lahar village had a population of 92. That makes it the 69th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Dhaman Lahar village has 44 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaman Lahar has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Dhaman Lahar is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaman Lahar covers 37.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaman Lahar falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaman Lahar is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 for Dhaman Lahar.

Dhaman Lahar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaman Lahar is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Thural is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Bajur Gahar (under 2 km), D P F Dhar Duhak (under 2 km) and Dhohreyan Da Lahar (under 2 km).

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

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