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About Laha Village

Laha is a large village in Puranpur tehsil, in the district of Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,602, made up of 1,404 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.32 hectares hectares.

Laha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pilibhit
Tehsil Puranpur
Area (hectares) 231.32 hectares
Population 2,602
Male Population 1,404
Female Population 1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Laha compares

By the 2011 count Laha is the 55th largest of the 436 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 231.32 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Laha

Laha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Laha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laha from other places

Laha lies about 27 km from Pilibhit, and the nearest railway station is Bhopatpur, 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 Laha
Nearest railway station Bhopatpur 12 km
Nearest town Bīsalpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Puranpur 24 km
District headquarters Pilibhit 27 km

Villages closest to Laha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laha village had a population of 2,602. That makes it the 55th largest of the 436 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Laha village has 1,404 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laha has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Laha covers 231.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laha falls under Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Laha is Bhopatpur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Laha.

Laha is about 27 km from Pilibhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laha is in Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Bhopatpur is about 12 km away. Bīsalpur is about 18 km away. Puranpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanpur Haripur (1.6 km), Kishanpur Kalan (1.6 km) and Kishanpur Naugawa (1.6 km).

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

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