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About Kahri Village

Kahri is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 249 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 249
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahri compares

By the 2011 count Kahri is the 17th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kahri

Kahri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kahri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kahri from other places

Kahri lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 22 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 Kahri
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 31 km
District headquarters Chamba 31 km

Villages closest to Kahri

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

Common questions about Kahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahri village had a population of 531. That makes it the 17th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kahri village has 249 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahri has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kahri is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahri covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahri falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kahri is Kangra Mandir, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kahri.

Kahri is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahri is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 22 km away. Bhattiyat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholag (under 2 km), Bharwan (1.6 km) and Kasba Raipur (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kahri today is likely to be higher.

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