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About Dehri Village

Dehri is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 258 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 50.29 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 258
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dehri compares

By the 2011 count Dehri is the 59th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 50.29 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dehri

Dehri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dehri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehri from other places

Dehri lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 2.1 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 Dehri
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 6.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km

Villages closest to Dehri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehri village had a population of 564. That makes it the 59th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dehri village has 258 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dehri is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehri covers 50.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehri falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehri is Harsar Dehri, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dehri.

Dehri is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehri is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 2.1 km away. Jawali is about 6.6 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagrota Surian (under 2 km), Ghar (under 2 km) and Ban Manara (1.6 km).

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

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