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About Larech Village

Larech is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 164 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 164
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Larech compares

By the 2011 count Larech is the 31st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Larech

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

Larech lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 31 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 Larech
Tehsil headquarters Arki 21 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 31 km
District headquarters Solan 50 km

Villages closest to Larech

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Larech village had a population of 345. That makes it the 31st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Larech village has 164 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larech has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Larech is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larech covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Larech falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Larech is Jutogh, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Larech.

Larech is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larech is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 21 km away. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Jutogh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dawaras (3.3 km), Sainj (3.4 km) and Banoh (3.7 km).

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

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