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About Luhari Village

Luhari is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 577 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Luhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Luhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 913.68 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 577
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Luhari compares

By the 2011 count Luhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 913.68 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Luhari

Luhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Luhari 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 Luhari from other places

Luhari lies about 52 km from Dehradun. 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 Luhari
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 7.3 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 40 km
District headquarters Dehradun 52 km

Villages closest to Luhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Luhari village had a population of 1,097. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Luhari village has 577 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Luhari has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Luhari is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Luhari covers 913.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Luhari falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Luhari notes the nearest railway station 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 Luhari.

Luhari is about 52 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Luhari is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 7.3 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 40 km away. Dehradun is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadi (3.1 km), Kitrauli (4.2 km) and Haja (5.5 km).

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

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