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About Kachhehra Village

Kachhehra is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 105 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 72.88 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 105
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachhehra compares

By the 2011 count Kachhehra is the 101st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 72.88 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Kachhehra

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

Kachhehra lies about 8.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about under 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 Kachhehra
Nearest railway station Samloti under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 31 km

Villages closest to Kachhehra

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 Kachhehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhehra village had a population of 227. That makes it the 101st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kachhehra village has 105 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhehra has about 1162 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 Kachhehra is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhehra covers 72.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kachhehra is Samloti, about under 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kachhehra.

Kachhehra is about 8.7 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhehra is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 8.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galehr (3.8 km), Ban Chambi (7.5 km) and Gadiara (7.9 km).

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

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