About Peer Village

Peer is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 86 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peer village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177034
Area (hectares)	83.66 hectares
Population	174
Male Population	86
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peer compares

By the 2011 count Peer is the 69th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 83.66 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Peer

Peer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peer 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. The nearest villages by name are Nahan, Nathun, Nauri and Nihari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Peer

As per the Census of India 2011, Peer village had a population of 174. That makes it the 69th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Peer village has 86 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peer has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Peer is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peer covers 83.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peer falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Peer notes the nearest railway station 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 Peer.

Peer is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.