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About Kachhrehr Village

Kachhrehr is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 195 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 51.73 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 195
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kachhrehr compares

By the 2011 count Kachhrehr is the 69th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 51.73 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kachhrehr

Kachhrehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kachhrehr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachhrehr from other places

Kachhrehr lies about 8.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about under 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 Kachhrehr
Nearest railway station Samloti under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 2.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 15 km

Villages closest to Kachhrehr

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 Kachhrehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhrehr village had a population of 373. That makes it the 69th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kachhrehr village has 195 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhrehr has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Kachhrehr covers 51.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kachhrehr is Samloti, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kachhrehr.

Kachhrehr is about 8.7 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhrehr is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about under 2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 2.6 km away. Kangra is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masandkar (under 2 km), Samloti (under 2 km) and Momta Khas (under 2 km).

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

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