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About Masrehr Village

Masrehr is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 267 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176001
Area (hectares) 51.93 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 267
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Masrehr compares

By the 2011 count Masrehr is the 62nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 51.93 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Masrehr

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

Masrehr lies about 9.0 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 7.3 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 Masrehr
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 6.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 7.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.0 km

Villages closest to Masrehr

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 Masrehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Masrehr village had a population of 538. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Masrehr village has 267 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masrehr has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Masrehr covers 51.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Masrehr is Kangra Mandir, about 7.3 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 Masrehr.

Masrehr is about 9.0 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masrehr is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.9 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandal (under 2 km), Bara Khola (under 2 km) and Mat (under 2 km).

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

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