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About Lara Khas Village

Lara Khas is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 32 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lara Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lara Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172113
Area (hectares) 221.22 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 32
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lara Khas compares

By the 2011 count Lara Khas is the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 221.22 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Lara Khas

Lara Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lara Khas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lara Khas from other places

Lara Khas lies about 112 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 123 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 Lara Khas
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 9.6 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 112 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 123 km
Nearest town Mandi 124 km

Villages closest to Lara Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Spiti 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 Lara Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Lara Khas village had a population of 65. That makes it the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Lara Khas village has 32 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lara Khas has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Lara Khas is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lara Khas covers 221.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lara Khas falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lara Khas is Zero Point, about 123 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 10+ km distance for Lara Khas.

Lara Khas is about 112 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lara Khas is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 9.6 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 112 km away. Zero Point is about 123 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Larang (under 2 km), Lar (under 2 km) and Lidang (2.1 km).

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

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