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About Sauhra Village

Sauhra is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 72 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauhra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 170.39 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 72
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauhra compares

By the 2011 count Sauhra is the 84th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 170.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 962.

Getting to Sauhra

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

Sauhra lies about 42 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 10 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 Sauhra
Tehsil headquarters Indora 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Talara 10 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 42 km

Villages closest to Sauhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauhra village had a population of 150. That makes it the 84th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Sauhra village has 72 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauhra has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sauhra is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauhra covers 170.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sauhra falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sauhra is Talara, about 10 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 Sauhra.

Sauhra is about 42 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauhra is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 9.3 km away. Talara is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhiala (2.1 km), Salhana (2.1 km) and Matohli (2.2 km).

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

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