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About Kangri Village

Kangri is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176044
Area (hectares) 14.9 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangri compares

By the 2011 count Kangri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 14.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kangri

Kangri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangri 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 Kangri from other places

Kangri lies about 37 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 36 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 Kangri
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 26 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 36 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 37 km

Villages closest to Kangri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangri village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kangri village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangri has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kangri is 176044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangri covers 14.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kangri falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kangri is Kiratpur Sahib, about 36 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 Kangri.

Kangri is about 37 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangri is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Bhoranj is about 26 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beri Bhatta (1.9 km), Beri Brahamna (1.9 km) and Ladehra (2.0 km).

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

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