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About Laharab Village

Laharab is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 133 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laharab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laharab village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 284.22 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 133
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laharab compares

By the 2011 count Laharab is the 76th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 284.22 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 946.

Getting to Laharab

Laharab is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Laharab as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Laharab from other places

Laharab lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 16 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 Laharab
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 16 km
Nearest town Solan 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km

Villages closest to Laharab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laharab village had a population of 285. That makes it the 76th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Laharab village has 133 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laharab has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Laharab is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laharab covers 284.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Laharab falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Laharab is Salogra, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Laharab.

Laharab is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laharab is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 3.3 km away. Salogra is about 16 km away. Solan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balara Tikri (under 2 km), Tikri Jajah (under 2 km) and Shamloh (under 2 km).

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

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