About Lahar Village

Lahar is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 246 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181102
Area (hectares)	233.9 hectares
Population	457
Male Population	246
Female Population	211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Lahar is the 154th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 233.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kot, Kot Maira, Kotli and Kotli Manhasan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 457. That makes it the 154th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Lahar village has 246 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahar has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Lahar is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahar covers 233.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lahar falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Lahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lahar.

Lahar is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.