About Laha Village

Laha is a large village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,820, made up of 1,463 males and 1,357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laha village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Thanamandi
Pincode	185212
Area (hectares)	800.1 hectares
Population	2,820
Male Population	1,463
Female Population	1,357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Laha compares

By the 2011 count Laha is the 10th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 800.1 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Laha

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

How far is Laha from other places

Laha lies about 14 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 64 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 Laha
Tehsil headquarters	Thanamandi	6.4 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	13 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	14 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	64 km

Villages closest to Laha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laha village had a population of 2,820. That makes it the 10th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Laha village has 1,463 males and 1,357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Laha is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laha covers 800.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Laha falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Laha is Dugga, about 64 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Laha.

Laha is about 14 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laha is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 6.4 km away. Rajaori is about 13 km away. Rajouri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.