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About Kahkar Village

Kahkar is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 53 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 57.43 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 53
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kahkar compares

By the 2011 count Kahkar is the 231st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 57.43 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Kahkar

Kahkar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kahkar 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhaklehr, Jin, Jol and Jukundi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kahkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahkar village had a population of 108. That makes it the 231st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kahkar village has 53 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahkar has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kahkar is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahkar covers 57.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kahkar notes the nearest railway station 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 Kahkar.

Kahkar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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