About Dehru Village

Dehru is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 238 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176057
Area (hectares)	45.77 hectares
Population	467
Male Population	238
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehru compares

By the 2011 count Dehru is the 70th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 45.77 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dehru

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

Dehru lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 10 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 Dehru
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	4.1 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km

Villages closest to Dehru

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

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Common questions about Dehru

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehru village had a population of 467. That makes it the 70th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Dehru village has 238 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehru has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dehru is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehru covers 45.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehru falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehru is Kangra Mandir, about 10 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 Dehru.

Dehru is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehru is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 4.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 4.1 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.