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About Laihar Village

Laihar is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 28 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laihar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 28
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laihar compares

By the 2011 count Laihar is the 141st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Laihar

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

How far is Laihar from other places

Laihar lies about 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 14 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 Laihar
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 19 km
District headquarters Solan 43 km

Villages closest to Laihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laihar village had a population of 57. That makes it the 141st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Laihar village has 28 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laihar has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Laihar is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laihar covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laihar falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Laihar is Bharatgarh, about 14 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 village for Laihar.

Laihar is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laihar is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 14 km away. Baddi is about 19 km away. Solan is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Bhalawa (under 2 km), Kolka (2.3 km) and Kaindol (4.0 km).

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

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