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About Kehrian Village

Kehrian is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 74 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kehrian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kehrian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 46.78 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 74
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kehrian compares

By the 2011 count Kehrian is the 116th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 46.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kehrian

Kehrian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kehrian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kehrian from other places

Kehrian lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 4.9 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 Kehrian
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 4.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 32 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Kehrian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kehrian village had a population of 152. That makes it the 116th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Kehrian village has 74 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kehrian has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Kehrian covers 46.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kehrian falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kehrian is Kartoli Punjab, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance for Kehrian.

Kehrian is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kehrian is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 4.9 km away. Talwāra is about 14 km away. Fatehpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagoh (7.3 km), Palli Khas (9.2 km) and Badhal (16 km).

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

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