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About Larh Village

Larh is a mid sized village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,718, made up of 911 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1505.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode 182315
Area (hectares) 1505.9 hectares
Population 1,718
Male Population 911
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Larh compares

By the 2011 count Larh is the 31st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 1505.9 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Larh

Larh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Larh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Larh from other places

Larh lies about 21 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 20 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 Larh
Tehsil headquarters Gool Gulabgarh 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 20 km
District headquarters Reasi 21 km
Nearest town Akhnūr 40 km

Villages closest to Larh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Larh

As per the Census of India 2011, Larh village had a population of 1,718. That makes it the 31st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Larh village has 911 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larh has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Larh is 182315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larh covers 1505.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Larh falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Larh is Dugga, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Larh.

Larh is about 21 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larh is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 2.4 km away. Dugga is about 20 km away. Reasi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lar (under 2 km), Gulab Garh (2.4 km) and Bharneli (4.2 km).

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

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