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About Langehar Village

Langehar is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 76 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,329 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Langehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Langehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 24.09 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 76
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,329
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Langehar compares

By the 2011 count Langehar is the 136th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 24.09 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Langehar

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

Langehar lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 24 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 Langehar
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 24 km

Villages closest to Langehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Langehar village had a population of 177. That makes it the 136th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Langehar village has 76 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Langehar has about 1329 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Langehar is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Langehar covers 24.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Langehar falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Langehar is Joginder Nagar, about 24 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 Langehar.

Langehar is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Langehar is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thana (under 2 km), Kangar Kothi 212 (2.6 km) and Kothi (2.6 km).

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

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