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About Panjlehr Village

Panjlehr is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 126 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, 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 Dhira
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 32.26 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 126
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjlehr compares

By the 2011 count Panjlehr is the 25th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 32.26 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Panjlehr

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

Panjlehr lies about 4.8 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 4.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Panjlehr

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 Panjlehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjlehr village had a population of 277. That makes it the 25th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Panjlehr village has 126 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjlehr has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Panjlehr is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjlehr covers 32.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Panjlehr is Koparlahar, about 1.7 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 Panjlehr.

Panjlehr is about 4.8 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 Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 1.7 km away. Dhira is about 4.8 km away. Kangra is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balota Khas (2.6 km), Chakban (3.1 km) and Chakban Panapar (3.1 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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