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About Sakrehr Village

Sakrehr is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 212 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 27.28 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 212
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakrehr compares

By the 2011 count Sakrehr is the 59th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 27.28 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sakrehr

Sakrehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakrehr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakrehr from other places

Sakrehr lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 1.8 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 Sakrehr
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 4.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km

Villages closest to Sakrehr

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 Sakrehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakrehr village had a population of 433. That makes it the 59th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Sakrehr village has 212 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakrehr has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Sakrehr covers 27.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakrehr is Chamunda Marg, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakrehr.

Sakrehr is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakrehr is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 1.8 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 4.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamnehr (under 2 km), Dharmgiri (under 2 km) and Jugleta (under 2 km).

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

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