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About Tarhela Village

Tarhela is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 78 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarhela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 87.82 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 78
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarhela compares

By the 2011 count Tarhela is the 125th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 87.82 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Tarhela

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

Tarhela lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 9.4 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 Tarhela
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Tarhela

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 Tarhela

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarhela village had a population of 169. That makes it the 125th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Tarhela village has 78 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarhela has about 1167 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 Tarhela is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarhela covers 87.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Tarhela is Baijnath Paprola, about 9.4 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 Tarhela.

Tarhela is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarhela is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 9.4 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 26 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Netaru (under 2 km), Tina Jamaitar (under 2 km) and Dugruhi (2.3 km).

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

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