# Lahru Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Lahru

Lahru is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 102 households**, the 22nd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 434people (2011)
- 102households
- 80.5%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Lahru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lahru is 172021.** Lahru falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023759

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

## How far is Lahru from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)99 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)56 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 Lahru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khuni Panoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Lahru known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lahru

Of every 100 households in Lahru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Lahru · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**31%

Tap water ****84%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**36%

Use banking services ****88%**

**91%

Television ****60%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Lahru?

■ Lahru · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****67.7%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 73.4% for women. 71% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (12%) · **■** Marginal 259 (88%)

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 Nankhari

- Taprog451 people
- Manjholi445 people
- Punan441 people
- Dharunja438 people
- Jatral413 people
- Dhargala410 people
- Kharan398 people
- Khamadi397 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lahru?172021
- How far is Lahru from Shimla?99 km by road
- What is the population of Lahru?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lahru in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lahru?80.5% (Census 2011)