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About Makrehr Village

Makrehr is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 41 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,366 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176065
Area (hectares) 218.48 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 41
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,366
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 Makrehr compares

By the 2011 count Makrehr is the 78th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 218.48 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Makrehr

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

Makrehr lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 5.5 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 Makrehr
Nearest railway station Paror 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Makrehr

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 Makrehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Makrehr village had a population of 97. That makes it the 78th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Makrehr village has 41 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makrehr has about 1366 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Makrehr is 176065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makrehr covers 218.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Makrehr is Paror, about 5.5 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 Makrehr.

Makrehr is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makrehr is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 5.5 km away. Dhira is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapehr (under 2 km), Chombu (under 2 km) and Korna (under 2 km).

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

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