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About Jarehr Village

Jarehr is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 114 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176094
Area (hectares) 78.44 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 114
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Jarehr compares

By the 2011 count Jarehr is the 97th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 78.44 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Jarehr

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

Jarehr lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 4.2 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 Jarehr
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Jarehr

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 Jarehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarehr village had a population of 234. That makes it the 97th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Jarehr village has 114 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarehr has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Jarehr is 176094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarehr covers 78.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jarehr is Panchrukhi, about 4.2 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 Jarehr.

Jarehr is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarehr is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 4.2 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 22 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotahan (2.7 km), Jandera (4.0 km) and Paplah (4.0 km).

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

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