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About Lahas Village

Lahas is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 470 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.44 hectares hectares.

Lahas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 179.44 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 470
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lahas compares

By the 2011 count Lahas is the 97th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 179.44 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 32 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 12 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 Marihan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 12 km
Nearest town Chunār 29 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 32 km

Villages closest to Lahas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marihan 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 904. That makes it the 97th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Lahas village has 470 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahas has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Lahas covers 179.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lahas falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahas is Lusa, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Lahas.

Lahas is about 32 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahas is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 5.0 km away. Lusa is about 12 km away. Chunār is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udaipur (under 2 km), Pachokhara (under 2 km) and Pachokhara Khurd (under 2 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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