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About Dangehr Village

Dangehr is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 102 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 76.08 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 102
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangehr compares

By the 2011 count Dangehr is the 50th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 76.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Dangehr

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

Dangehr lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 27 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 Dangehr
Nearest town Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Dangehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangehr village had a population of 196. That makes it the 50th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Dangehr village has 102 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangehr has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dangehr is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangehr covers 76.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangehr falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dangehr is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 27 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 Dangehr.

Dangehr is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangehr is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 19 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 27 km away. Baroh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samiara (1.7 km), Kandha (7.0 km) and Chanaur Kar (8.5 km).

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

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