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About Kehran Urf Bishanpura Village

Kehran Urf Bishanpura is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 34 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kehran Urf Bishanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kehran Urf Bishanpura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 34.07 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 34
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 765
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kehran Urf Bishanpura compares

By the 2011 count Kehran Urf Bishanpura is the 172nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 34.07 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kehran Urf Bishanpura

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

Kehran Urf Bishanpura lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 19 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 Kehran Urf Bishanpura
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km

Villages closest to Kehran Urf Bishanpura

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 Kehran Urf Bishanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kehran Urf Bishanpura village had a population of 60. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Kehran Urf Bishanpura village has 34 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kehran Urf Bishanpura has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kehran Urf Bishanpura is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kehran Urf Bishanpura covers 34.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kehran Urf Bishanpura falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kehran Urf Bishanpura is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 19 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 Kehran Urf Bishanpura.

Kehran Urf Bishanpura is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kehran Urf Bishanpura is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 19 km away. Jawali is about 20 km away. Dharamsala 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 Ban Khabal (3.2 km), Janala (3.2 km) and Jarpal (3.2 km).

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

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