Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Lahru Lahru is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177101. The 2011 Census counted 703 people in 139 households, the 44th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 703 people (2011) - 139 households - 86.8% literacy - 177101 PIN code ## Lahru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lahru is 177101. Lahru falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 177101 - Community development block Dera - Census village code 010300 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lahru from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 62 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lahru? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Lahru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dera - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dhaliyara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nehranpukhar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lahru known for? The main crops are wheat. About 32% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lahru Of every 100 households in Lahru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 100 a two-wheeler and 89 a car. ■ Lahru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 90% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 10% 34% - Tap water 97% 89% - Drinking water within premises 93% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 69% - Use banking services 100% 95% - Television 100% 78% - Mobile phone 59% 71% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 100% 18% - Car / jeep / van 89% 5% - None of these assets 0% 8% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lahru? ■ Lahru · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 87.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1163 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 890 - Working population 65.4% 55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 82.4% for women. 63% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 133 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (4%) · ■ Other work 43 (9%) · ■ Marginal 266 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur - Karoha Kalan 725 people - Diyal 719 people - Chudhrehar 711 people - Sanot 708 people - Dohag 699 people - Jakhuni 692 people - Bhajnath 689 people - Dhaliara 687 people All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lahru? 177101 - How far is Lahru from Dharmsala? 62 km by road - What is the population of Lahru? 703 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lahru in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lahru? 86.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/lahru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.