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About Lahas Village

Lahas is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 423 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lahas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lahas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231210
Area (hectares) 506 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 423
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lahas compares

By the 2011 count Lahas is the 124th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 506 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Lahas

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

Lahas lies about 42 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 23 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 Ghorawal 12 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 23 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 42 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 42 km

Villages closest to Lahas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghorawal 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 798. That makes it the 124th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Lahas village has 423 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lahas has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Lahas is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lahas covers 506 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lahas falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lahas is Lusa, about 23 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 km distance for Lahas.

Lahas is about 42 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lahas is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 12 km away. Lusa is about 23 km away. Sonbhadra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbaspur (under 2 km), Amilaudha (under 2 km) and Sirsain (2.5 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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