About Dehra Village

Dehra is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 243 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	204.12 hectares
Population	491
Male Population	243
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehra compares

By the 2011 count Dehra is the 66th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 204.12 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dehra

Dehra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dehra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dehra from other places

Dehra lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 51 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 Dehra
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	11 km
District headquarters	Chamba	11 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	51 km

Villages closest to Dehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehra village had a population of 491. That makes it the 66th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dehra village has 243 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehra has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dehra is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehra covers 204.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehra falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehra is Nurpur Road, about 51 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dehra.

Dehra is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehra is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.