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About Lehri Village

Lehri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 21 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lehri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 21
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lehri compares

By the 2011 count Lehri is the 383rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Lehri

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

How far is Lehri from other places

Lehri lies about 34 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 Lehri
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 34 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Lehri

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 Lehri

As per the Census of India 2011, Lehri village had a population of 48. That makes it the 383rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Lehri village has 21 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lehri has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Lehri is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lehri covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lehri falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Lehri 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 <5 km distance for Lehri.

Lehri is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lehri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 34 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nareol (6.2 km), Kehru (6.4 km) and Up Muhal D P F Kalaun (6.6 km).

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

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