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About Pandtehr Village

Pandtehr is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 337 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandtehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandtehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 64.66 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 337
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pandtehr compares

By the 2011 count Pandtehr is the 42nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 64.66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Pandtehr

Pandtehr 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 Pandtehr 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 Pandtehr from other places

Pandtehr lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about under 2 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 Pandtehr
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 37 km

Villages closest to Pandtehr

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 Pandtehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandtehr village had a population of 688. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Pandtehr village has 337 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandtehr has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

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

Pandtehr covers 64.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pandtehr is Baijnath Mandir, about under 2 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 Pandtehr.

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

Pandtehr is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about under 2 km away. Baijnath is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitala Devi (under 2 km), Ustehr (under 2 km) and Sunpur (under 2 km).

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

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