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About Lambi Dhar Village

Lambi Dhar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 61 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lambi Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lambi Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 61
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lambi Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Lambi Dhar is the 207th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Lambi Dhar

Lambi Dhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lambi Dhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lambi Dhar from other places

Lambi Dhar lies about 20 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 Lambi Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Lambi Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Lambi Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lambi Dhar village had a population of 117. That makes it the 207th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Lambi Dhar village has 61 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lambi Dhar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Lambi Dhar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lambi Dhar covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lambi Dhar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lambi Dhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Lambi Dhar.

Lambi Dhar is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lambi Dhar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 20 km away. Shimla 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 Gowahi (1.8 km), Gowahi Kalan (1.8 km) and Gowahi Khurd (1.8 km).

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

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