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About Gulehra Village

Gulehra is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 114 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 82.39 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 114
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulehra compares

By the 2011 count Gulehra is the 91st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 82.39 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Gulehra

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

Gulehra lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 8.2 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 Gulehra
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Gulehra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Gulehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulehra village had a population of 213. That makes it the 91st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Gulehra village has 114 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulehra has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Gulehra is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulehra covers 82.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulehra falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulehra is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 8.2 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 Gulehra.

Gulehra is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulehra is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 8.2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandtehr (5.2 km), Gadiara (6.0 km) and Balla (6.8 km).

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

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