About Kahru Village

Kahru is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 109 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	177110
Area (hectares)	98.07 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	109
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahru compares

By the 2011 count Kahru is the 57th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 98.07 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Kahru

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

Kahru lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 10 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 Kahru
Nearest railway station	Harsar Dehri	10 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km

Villages closest to Kahru

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.

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Common questions about Kahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahru village had a population of 214. That makes it the 57th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Kahru village has 109 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahru has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Kahru is 177110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahru covers 98.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kahru is Harsar Dehri, about 10 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 Kahru.

Kahru is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahru is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 10 km away. Talwāra is about 14 km away. Jaswan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.