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About Peh Village

Peh is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 42 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 42
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peh compares

By the 2011 count Peh is the 160th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Peh

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

Peh lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 13 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 Peh
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 13 km
Nearest town Talwāra 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Peh

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 Peh

As per the Census of India 2011, Peh village had a population of 84. That makes it the 160th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Peh village has 42 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peh has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Peh is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peh covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Peh is Bharmar, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Peh.

Peh is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peh is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 6.5 km away. Bharmar is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lagra (under 2 km), Kothar (under 2 km) and Baroh Uparla (under 2 km).

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

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