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About Sehri Village

Sehri is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 120 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177108
Area (hectares) 110.79 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 120
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sehri compares

By the 2011 count Sehri is the 44th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 110.79 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Sehri

Sehri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sehri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sehri from other places

Sehri lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 26 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 Sehri
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Sehri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rakkar 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 Sehri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehri village had a population of 247. That makes it the 44th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Sehri village has 120 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehri has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Sehri is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehri covers 110.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sehri is Amb Andaura, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Sehri.

Sehri is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehri is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 26 km away. Rakkar is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuhna (2.4 km), Sarad Mangli (3.5 km) and Chamba (4.3 km).

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

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