Village · Khundian, Kangra
# Lahru

Lahru is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176030. The 2011 Census counted 264 people in 55 households, the 46th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.
- 264 people (2011)
- 55 households
- 94.5% literacy
- 176030 PIN code

## Lahru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lahru is 176030. Lahru falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176030
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010998

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lahru from nearby towns?
- Khundian (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 78 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Lahru?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lahru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Khundian
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khundian
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 maize and wheat. About 33% of the 48 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, 98 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Lahru · ■ Khundian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 98% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 57%
- Tap water 98% 83%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 56% 83%
- Use banking services 100% 95%
- Television 91% 75%
- Mobile phone 85% 84%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 7%
- Own their home 78% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lahru?

■ Lahru · ■ Khundian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.5% 82.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 1055
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 899
- Working population 76.9% 63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 90.4% for women. 76% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 54 (27%) · ■ Other work 60 (30%) · ■ Marginal 89 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khundian
- Lagru 273 people
- Ram Nagar 273 people
- Balahra 265 people
- Bhatawan 265 people
- Jajjar 261 people
- Pihri 261 people
- Kanuhi 257 people
- Dhakhar 255 people

All 229 villages in Khundian

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- Lahru · Village, Nankhari, Shimla · 434 people
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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lahru? 176030
- How far is Lahru from Dharmsala? 78 km by road
- What is the population of Lahru? 264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lahru in? Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lahru? 94.5% (Census 2011)

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