# Laharu Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Laharu

Laharu is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **123 people in 24 households**, the 104th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 123people (2011)
- 24households
- 88.1%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Laharu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Laharu is 176031.** Laharu falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010537

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Laharu from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)59 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Laharu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Laharu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jallaher
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadoli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Laharu known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 44% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Laharu

Of every 100 households in Laharu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Laharu · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**34%

Tap water ****46%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**64%

Use banking services ****83%**

**91%

Television ****88%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Laharu?

■ Laharu · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**891

Working population ****62.6%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 82.4% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (17%) · **■** Marginal 61 (79%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi

- Balhiyan137 people
- Haroli134 people
- Lalwara127 people
- Garni125 people
- Har Dehri119 people
- Kharian112 people
- Ghera111 people
- Thehra105 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laharu?176031
- How far is Laharu from Dharmsala?59 km by road
- What is the population of Laharu?123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laharu in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Laharu?88.1% (Census 2011)