About Ustehr Village

Ustehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 205 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ustehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ustehr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176103
Area (hectares)	77.44 hectares
Population	412
Male Population	205
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ustehr compares

By the 2011 count Ustehr is the 152nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 77.44 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Ustehr

Ustehr 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 Ustehr 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 Ustehr from other places

Ustehr lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 1.8 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 Ustehr
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	4.7 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	28 km

Villages closest to Ustehr

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 Ustehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Ustehr village had a population of 412. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Ustehr village has 205 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ustehr has about 1010 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 Ustehr is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ustehr covers 77.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ustehr is Panchrukhi, about 1.8 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 Ustehr.

Ustehr is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ustehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 1.8 km away. Palampur is about 4.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.