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About Lagdhar Village

Lagdhar is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 207 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 693000, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagdhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 693000
Area (hectares) 121.19 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 207
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagdhar compares

By the 2011 count Lagdhar is the 21st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 121.19 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Lagdhar

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

Lagdhar lies about 100 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 18 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 Lagdhar
Nearest railway station Salogra 18 km
Nearest town Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 20 km
District headquarters Mandi 100 km

Villages closest to Lagdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagdhar village had a population of 446. That makes it the 21st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Lagdhar village has 207 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagdhar has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Lagdhar is 693000. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagdhar covers 121.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagdhar falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lagdhar is Salogra, about 18 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 Lagdhar.

Lagdhar is about 100 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagdhar is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Salogra is about 18 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Kotli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Tarnoh (4.0 km) and Dawahan (8.4 km).

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

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