About Kotwal Lahar Village

Kotwal Lahar is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 209 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwal Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwal Lahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Thural
Pincode	176107
Area (hectares)	47.22 hectares
Population	442
Male Population	209
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotwal Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Kotwal Lahar is the 7th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 47.22 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Kotwal Lahar

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

Kotwal Lahar lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 7.3 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 Kotwal Lahar
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	7.3 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thural	17 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Kotwal 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.

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Common questions about Kotwal Lahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwal Lahar village had a population of 442. That makes it the 7th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kotwal Lahar village has 209 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwal Lahar has about 1115 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 Kotwal Lahar is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwal Lahar covers 47.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotwal Lahar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 7.3 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 Kotwal Lahar.

Kotwal Lahar is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwal Lahar is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 7.3 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Thural is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.