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About Dehan Khas Village

Dehan Khas is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 141 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehan Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehan Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176102
Area (hectares) 53.64 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 141
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dehan Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dehan Khas is the 238th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 53.64 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1062.

Getting to Dehan Khas

The census records public bus service for Dehan Khas 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehan Khas from other places

Dehan Khas lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 1.5 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 Dehan Khas
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Dehan Khas

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 Dehan Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehan Khas village had a population of 262. That makes it the 238th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Dehan Khas village has 141 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehan Khas has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Dehan Khas is 176102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehan Khas covers 53.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehan Khas falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehan Khas is Palampur Himachal, about 1.5 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 <5 km distance for Dehan Khas.

Dehan Khas 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.

Dehan Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about 1.5 km away. Palampur is about 6.2 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 Dhoran Khas (under 2 km), Kakrehr (under 2 km) and Maserna (under 2 km).

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

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