About Lahar Village

Lahar is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,483, made up of 744 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, 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	Udhampur
Tehsil	Ramnagar
Pincode	184203
Area (hectares)	288.1 hectares
Population	1,483
Male Population	744
Female Population	739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahar compares

By the 2011 count Lahar is the 56th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 288.1 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Lahar

Lahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lahar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lahar from other places

Lahar lies about 45 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar	24 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	34 km
Nearest town	Kathua	40 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	45 km

Villages closest to Lahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 1,483. That makes it the 56th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Lahar village has 744 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Lahar is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahar covers 288.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahar falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lahar is Budhi, about 34 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lahar.

Lahar is about 45 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahar is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 24 km away. Budhi is about 34 km away. Kathua is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.