Laas, Padder
Laas is a village located in the Atholi (Paddar) Tehsil of Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Padder block and comes under Affani Halqa Panchayat.
As on June 2025, the current population of Laas is 246 out of which 128 are males and rest 118 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 922 females per 1000 males. There are around 26 teenagers in Laas. It has literacy rate of 52% which means around 127 persons can read and write. Total 48 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 51 households in Laas, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 76. The pincode of Laas is 182204 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kishtwar Sub Post office
- Dool Branch Post office
- Pochhal Branch Post office
- Galhar Branch Post office
- Kandni Branch Post office
Schools
Laas has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Higher Secondary School Boys Kishtwar
- Bharti Vidya Mandir Higher Secondary School Kishtwar
- Daffodil Model Public High School
- Higher Secondary School (Girls) Kishtwar
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Dhp Kishtwar (Higher Secondary School)
Banks
Laas has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.