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About Rumehr Village

Rumehr is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 128 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,320 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rumehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rumehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 29.6 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 128
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,320
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rumehr compares

By the 2011 count Rumehr is the 21st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 29.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Rumehr

Rumehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rumehr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rumehr from other places

Rumehr lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 3.8 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 Rumehr
Nearest railway station Nagrota 3.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km

Villages closest to Rumehr

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 Rumehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Rumehr village had a population of 297. That makes it the 21st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Rumehr village has 128 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rumehr has about 1320 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

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

Rumehr covers 29.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rumehr is Nagrota, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rumehr.

Rumehr is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rumehr is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about 3.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 10 km away. Dhira is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tang (3.0 km), Matehr (3.1 km) and Och (5.6 km).

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

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