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About Gujrehra Village

Gujrehra is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 273 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujrehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujrehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 89.7 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 273
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujrehra compares

By the 2011 count Gujrehra is the 65th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 89.7 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gujrehra

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

Gujrehra lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 4.7 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 Gujrehra
Nearest railway station Nagrota 4.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 18 km

Villages closest to Gujrehra

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.

Common questions about Gujrehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujrehra village had a population of 505. That makes it the 65th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Gujrehra village has 273 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujrehra has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gujrehra is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujrehra covers 89.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gujrehra is Nagrota, about 4.7 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 Gujrehra.

Gujrehra 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.

Gujrehra is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about 4.7 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharmsala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghni (under 2 km), Bagiarra (under 2 km) and Thamba (4.3 km).

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

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