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About Lahas Village

Lahas is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 393 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.77 hectares hectares.

Lahas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 548.77 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 393
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahas compares

By the 2011 count Lahas is the 133rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 548.77 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Lahas

Lahas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahas as Available within village. 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 Lahas from other places

Lahas lies about 49 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 33 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 Lahas
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 33 km
District headquarters Betul 49 km

Villages closest to Lahas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahas village had a population of 768. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Lahas village has 393 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahas has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Lahas covers 548.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lahas falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahas is Achalpur, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lahas.

Lahas is about 49 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahas is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 9.6 km away. Achalpur is about 33 km away. Betul is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badgaon (3.2 km), Kordi (5.2 km) and Kabra (5.9 km).

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

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