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About Lahar Village

Lahar is a large village in Ambah tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,579, made up of 2,057 males and 1,522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 740 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1123 hectares hectares.

Lahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Ambah
Area (hectares) 1123 hectares
Population 3,579
Male Population 2,057
Female Population 1,522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 740
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 15th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 1123 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 840.

Getting to Lahar

Lahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lahar as Available within village. 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 18 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Sikroda Kwanri, 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 Lahar
Tehsil headquarters Ambah 15 km
Nearest town Ambāh 15 km
Nearest railway station Sikroda Kwanri 16 km
District headquarters Morena 18 km

Villages closest to Lahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lahar village had a population of 3,579. That makes it the 15th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Lahar village has 2,057 males and 1,522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahar has about 740 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 840.

Lahar covers 1123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahar falls under Ambah tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahar is Sikroda Kwanri, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lahar.

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

Lahar is in Ambah tehsil of Morena district. Ambah is about 15 km away. Ambāh is about 15 km away. Sikroda Kwanri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dimani (2.7 km), Aroli (4.0 km) and Chandpur (4.0 km).

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

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