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About Dabkehri Village

Dabkehri is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 93 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabkehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabkehri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 156.99 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 93
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabkehri compares

By the 2011 count Dabkehri is the 73rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 156.99 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dabkehri

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

Dabkehri lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 29 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 Dabkehri
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 12 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km
Nearest town Nangal 46 km

Villages closest to Dabkehri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabkehri village had a population of 191. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dabkehri village has 93 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabkehri has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Dabkehri is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabkehri covers 156.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dabkehri falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dabkehri is Jawalamukhi Road, about 29 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 for Dabkehri.

Dabkehri is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabkehri is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 12 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiod (under 2 km), Bhatal Kalan (under 2 km) and Bhatal Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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