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About Lehra Village

Lehra is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 271 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lehra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144528
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 271
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lehra compares

By the 2011 count Lehra is the 203rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Lehra

Lehra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lehra 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Laksihan, Lalian, Lalwan and Langeri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Lehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Lehra village had a population of 539. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Lehra village has 271 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lehra has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Lehra is 144528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lehra covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lehra falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Lehra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Lehra.

Lehra is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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