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About Khatehr Village

Khatehr is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 213 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176001
Area (hectares) 50.17 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 213
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatehr compares

By the 2011 count Khatehr is the 75th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 50.17 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Khatehr

Khatehr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khatehr 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khatehr from other places

Khatehr lies about 8.8 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 7.2 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 Khatehr
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 6.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 7.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.8 km

Villages closest to Khatehr

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 Khatehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatehr village had a population of 444. That makes it the 75th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Khatehr village has 213 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatehr has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Khatehr is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatehr covers 50.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khatehr is Kangra Mandir, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khatehr.

Khatehr is about 8.8 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatehr is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.8 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dughwar Khas (under 2 km), Bagli (under 2 km) and Maned (under 2 km).

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

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