About Drekri Village

Drekri is a mid sized village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 339 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Drekri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Drekri village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	677
Male Population	339
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Drekri compares

By the 2011 count Drekri is the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Drekri

Drekri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Drekri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Drekri from other places

Drekri lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 47 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Drekri
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	5.6 km
District headquarters	Chamba	18 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	47 km

Villages closest to Drekri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Drekri

As per the Census of India 2011, Drekri village had a population of 677. That makes it the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Drekri village has 339 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Drekri has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Drekri is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Drekri covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Drekri falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Drekri is Nurpur Road, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Drekri.

Drekri is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Drekri is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 5.6 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.