About Marehar Village

Marehar is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 98 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marehar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176055
Area (hectares)	77.44 hectares
Population	190
Male Population	98
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marehar compares

By the 2011 count Marehar is the 76th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 77.44 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Marehar

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

Marehar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Marehar
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	8.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km

Villages closest to Marehar

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.

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Common questions about Marehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Marehar village had a population of 190. That makes it the 76th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Marehar village has 98 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marehar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Marehar is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marehar covers 77.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Marehar is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Marehar.

Marehar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marehar is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Khundian is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.