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About Amalehr Village

Amalehr is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 51 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amalehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amalehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 176501
Area (hectares) 84.49 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 51
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amalehr compares

By the 2011 count Amalehr is the 75th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 84.49 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1092.

Getting to Amalehr

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

Amalehr lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.6 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 Amalehr
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Amalehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amalehr village had a population of 112. That makes it the 75th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Amalehr village has 51 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amalehr has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Amalehr is 176501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amalehr covers 84.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amalehr falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amalehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.6 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 Amalehr.

Amalehr is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amalehr is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 9.6 km away. Jaswan is about 23 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawana Uparla (3.2 km), Reri (9.9 km) and Niar (14 km).

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

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