About Lahar Village

Lahar is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 131 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
Tehsil	Amb
Pincode	177210
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	259
Male Population	131
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Lahar is the 152nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Lahar

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

Lahar lies about 42 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Lahar
Nearest railway station	Tripal	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amb	19 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	32 km
District headquarters	Una	42 km

Villages closest to Lahar

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

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Common questions about Lahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahar village had a population of 259. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Lahar village has 131 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Lahar is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahar covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahar falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahar is Tripal, about 19 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 Lahar.

Lahar is about 42 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahar is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Tripal is about 19 km away. Amb is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.