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About Kachhaur Village

Kachhaur is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 70 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 41.61 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 70
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kachhaur compares

By the 2011 count Kachhaur is the 204th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 41.61 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1082.

Getting to Kachhaur

The census records public bus service for Kachhaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kachhaur from other places

Kachhaur lies about 4.4 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 2.2 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 Kachhaur
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 2.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 27 km

Villages closest to Kachhaur

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 Kachhaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhaur village had a population of 135. That makes it the 204th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kachhaur village has 70 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhaur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kachhaur is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhaur covers 41.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kachhaur is Kangra Mandir, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kachhaur.

Kachhaur is about 4.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhaur is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 2.2 km away. Kangra is about 4.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanwara (4.8 km), Dohag Khas (6.8 km) and Rajol (8.5 km).

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

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