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About Chanjrehr Village

Chanjrehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 197 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanjrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanjrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176083
Area (hectares) 52.07 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 197
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanjrehr compares

By the 2011 count Chanjrehr is the 163rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 52.07 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chanjrehr

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

Chanjrehr lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 4.8 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 Chanjrehr
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Chanjrehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanjrehr village had a population of 395. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chanjrehr village has 197 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanjrehr has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chanjrehr is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanjrehr covers 52.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanjrehr falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanjrehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 4.8 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 Chanjrehr.

Chanjrehr is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanjrehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 4.8 km away. Palampur is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samlena (under 2 km), Arth (under 2 km) and Badghawar (under 2 km).

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

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