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About Lahera Village

Lahera is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 263 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.24 hectares hectares.

Lahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 188.24 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 263
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahera compares

By the 2011 count Lahera is the 114th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 188.24 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 878.

Getting to Lahera

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

Lahera lies about 18 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 16 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 Lahera
Nearest town Nowgong 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 18 km

Villages closest to Lahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahera village had a population of 520. That makes it the 114th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Lahera village has 263 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahera has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 878.

Lahera covers 188.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahera falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahera is Ishanagar, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Lahera.

Lahera is about 18 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahera is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Nowgong is about 7.3 km away. Ishanagar is about 16 km away. Chhatarpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purwa (1.7 km), Tudar (2.0 km) and Gora (3.1 km).

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

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