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About Kamlehr Village

Kamlehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 212 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamlehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamlehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 79.48 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 212
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kamlehr compares

By the 2011 count Kamlehr is the 165th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 79.48 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 Kamlehr

Kamlehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kamlehr 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamlehr from other places

Kamlehr lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 6.0 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 Kamlehr
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 6.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Kamlehr

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 Kamlehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamlehr village had a population of 393. That makes it the 165th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kamlehr village has 212 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamlehr has about 854 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 Kamlehr is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamlehr covers 79.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kamlehr is Patti Rajpura, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kamlehr is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamlehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 2.3 km away. Patti Rajpura is about 6.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalehr (under 2 km), Ramchhehr (under 2 km) and Rajehr (under 2 km).

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

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