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About Kalehr Village

Kalehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 121 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176093
Area (hectares) 44.67 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 121
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalehr compares

By the 2011 count Kalehr is the 232nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 44.67 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kalehr

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

Kalehr 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 Kalehr
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 Kalehr

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 Kalehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalehr village had a population of 270. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kalehr village has 121 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalehr has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kalehr is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalehr covers 44.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalehr is Patti Rajpura, about 6.0 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 Kalehr.

Kalehr 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.

Kalehr 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 Kamlehr (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 Kalehr today is likely to be higher.

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