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About Kakrehr Village

Kakrehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 199 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176102
Area (hectares) 30.88 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 199
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Kakrehr compares

By the 2011 count Kakrehr is the 158th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 30.88 hectares work out to about 13 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 Kakrehr

The census records public bus service for Kakrehr 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 Kakrehr from other places

Kakrehr lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, 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 Kakrehr
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 5.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km

Villages closest to Kakrehr

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 Kakrehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrehr village had a population of 399. That makes it the 158th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kakrehr village has 199 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrehr 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 Kakrehr is 176102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrehr covers 30.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kakrehr is Palampur Himachal, 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 <5 km distance for Kakrehr.

Kakrehr 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.

Kakrehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 5.7 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 Bhangiar (under 2 km), Dehan Khas (under 2 km) and Dhoran Khas (under 2 km).

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

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