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About Behi Ghamlehar Village

Behi Ghamlehar is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 261 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behi Ghamlehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behi Ghamlehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177113
Area (hectares) 118.85 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 261
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behi Ghamlehar compares

By the 2011 count Behi Ghamlehar is the 74th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 118.85 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Behi Ghamlehar

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

Behi Ghamlehar lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 Behi Ghamlehar
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 14 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Behi Ghamlehar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Behi Ghamlehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Behi Ghamlehar village had a population of 551. That makes it the 74th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Behi Ghamlehar village has 261 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behi Ghamlehar has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Behi Ghamlehar is 177113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behi Ghamlehar covers 118.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behi Ghamlehar falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behi Ghamlehar is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 Behi Ghamlehar.

Behi Ghamlehar is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behi Ghamlehar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 14 km away. Talwāra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behar (under 2 km), Ram Beh (under 2 km) and Chhabar (2.4 km).

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

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