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About Panjlehr Village

Panjlehr is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 100 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,590 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, 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 Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 32.03 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 100
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,590
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjlehr compares

By the 2011 count Panjlehr is the 82nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 32.03 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

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 <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 Panjlehr from other places

Panjlehr lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 Sulah Himachal Pradesh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Panjlehr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 259. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Panjlehr village has 100 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjlehr has about 1590 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Panjlehr is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjlehr covers 32.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Panjlehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Panjlehr.

Panjlehr is about 24 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 Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malehr (1.9 km), Lahru (2.2 km) and Khajurnun (2.4 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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