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About Panjlehr Village

Panjlehr is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 221 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjlehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjlehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176066
Area (hectares) 30.77 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 221
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjlehr compares

By the 2011 count Panjlehr is the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 30.77 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Panjlehr

Panjlehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panjlehr as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Panjlehr from other places

Panjlehr lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Panjlehr
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Talwāra 39 km

Villages closest to Panjlehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjlehr village had a population of 423. That makes it the 30th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Panjlehr village has 221 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjlehr has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Panjlehr is 176066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjlehr covers 30.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panjlehr falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjlehr is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 village for Panjlehr.

Panjlehr 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.

Panjlehr is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 6.1 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurehr (under 2 km), Salehr (under 2 km) and Jol (under 2 km).

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

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