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About Rehr Village

Rehr is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 215 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 128.38 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 215
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rehr compares

By the 2011 count Rehr is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 128.38 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Rehr

Rehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rehr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rehr from other places

Rehr lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 4.6 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 Rehr
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 4.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Rehr

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 Rehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Rehr village had a population of 460. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Rehr village has 215 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rehr has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Rehr is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rehr covers 128.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rehr is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rehr.

Rehr is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rehr is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Baroh is about 3.4 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 4.6 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talkar (1.9 km), Kandog (3.1 km) and Baroh (3.4 km).

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

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