About Droh Khas Village

Droh Khas is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 341 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Droh Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Droh Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176092
Area (hectares)	50.47 hectares
Population	683
Male Population	341
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Droh Khas compares

By the 2011 count Droh Khas is the 71st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 50.47 hectares work out to about 14 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 Droh Khas

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

Droh Khas lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.0 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 Droh Khas
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Droh 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.

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Common questions about Droh Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Droh Khas village had a population of 683. That makes it the 71st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Droh Khas village has 341 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Droh Khas has about 1003 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 Droh Khas is 176092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Droh Khas covers 50.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Droh Khas is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.0 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 Droh Khas.

Droh Khas 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.

Droh Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 7.0 km away. Palampur is about 15 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.