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About Tarmehr Village

Tarmehr is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 216 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarmehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarmehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 191.42 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 216
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Tarmehr compares

By the 2011 count Tarmehr is the 4th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 191.42 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Tarmehr

Tarmehr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tarmehr 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 Tarmehr from other places

Tarmehr lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 9.4 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 Tarmehr
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Multhan 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Tarmehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarmehr village had a population of 442. That makes it the 4th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Tarmehr village has 216 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarmehr has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Tarmehr is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarmehr covers 191.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarmehr falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarmehr is Baijnath Paprola, about 9.4 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 Tarmehr.

Tarmehr is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarmehr is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 9.4 km away. Multhan is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Tarnei (under 2 km), Nalotha (4.4 km) and Kukar Gunda (9.6 km).

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

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