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About Khatrehr Village

Khatrehr is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 481 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 21.71 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 481
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khatrehr compares

By the 2011 count Khatrehr is the 20th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 21.71 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Khatrehr

Khatrehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khatrehr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khatrehr from other places

Khatrehr lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 3.1 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 Khatrehr
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 3.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 23 km

Villages closest to Khatrehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatrehr village had a population of 958. That makes it the 20th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Khatrehr village has 481 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatrehr has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Khatrehr is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatrehr covers 21.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khatrehr falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khatrehr is Chamunda Marg, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Khatrehr is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatrehr is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 3.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kand Kosri (3.5 km), Chaniara (6.0 km) and Dhar Bagi (8.9 km).

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

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