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About Lahru Village

Lahru is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 211 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 211
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahru compares

By the 2011 count Lahru is the 22nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Lahru

Lahru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lahru from other places

Lahru lies about 42 km from Shimla. 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 Lahru
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 4.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 42 km

Villages closest to Lahru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahru village had a population of 434. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Lahru village has 211 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahru has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Lahru is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahru covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahru falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lahru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lahru.

Lahru is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahru is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 4.0 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharan (under 2 km), Bhamnoli (under 2 km) and Bagalti (under 2 km).

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

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