About Laham Village

Laham is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 416 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laham village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181201
Area (hectares)	149.3 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	416
Female Population	443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Laham compares

By the 2011 count Laham is the 93rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 149.3 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Laham

Laham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laham 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 Kitial Simbal, Kot, Kot Maira and Kotli. 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 Laham

As per the Census of India 2011, Laham village had a population of 859. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Laham village has 416 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laham has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Laham is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laham covers 149.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Laham 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 Laham.

Laham 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.