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About Panjlehr Village

Panjlehr is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 669 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,290 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjlehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjlehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 153.72 hectares
Population 1,532
Male Population 669
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,290
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 Panjlehr compares

By the 2011 count Panjlehr is the 12th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 153.72 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Panjlehr

Panjlehr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panjlehr 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 Panjlehr from other places

Panjlehr lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 9.7 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 Panjlehr
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 4.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 9.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km

Villages closest to Panjlehr

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 Panjlehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjlehr village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 12th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Panjlehr village has 669 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjlehr has about 1290 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Panjlehr covers 153.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Panjlehr is Kangra Mandir, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panjlehr.

Panjlehr is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjlehr is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 4.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 4.3 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatehr (under 2 km), Pandtehr (under 2 km) and Dehru (under 2 km).

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

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