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About Dhalehra Village

Dhalehra is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 121 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 118.88 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 121
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalehra compares

By the 2011 count Dhalehra is the 35th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 118.88 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Dhalehra

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

Dhalehra lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.1 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 Dhalehra
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km

Villages closest to Dhalehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalehra village had a population of 244. That makes it the 35th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Dhalehra village has 121 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalehra has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Dhalehra is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalehra covers 118.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalehra falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhalehra is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.1 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 Dhalehra.

Dhalehra is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalehra is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 7.1 km away. Dhira is about 18 km away. Kangra 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 Bhadrol Buhla (under 2 km), Bhadrol Uparla (under 2 km) and Ghanun (under 2 km).

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

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