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About Panjlehar Village

Panjlehar is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 53 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,340 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjlehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjlehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 26.47 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 53
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,340
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjlehar compares

By the 2011 count Panjlehar is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 26.47 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Panjlehar

Panjlehar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panjlehar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Panjlehar from other places

Panjlehar lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 Panjlehar
Tehsil headquarters Thural 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Panjlehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjlehar village had a population of 124. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Panjlehar village has 53 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjlehar has about 1340 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Panjlehar is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjlehar covers 26.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panjlehar falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Panjlehar is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panjlehar.

Panjlehar is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjlehar is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 2.1 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sai Da Lahar (under 2 km), Bharanta (under 2 km) and Dagera Khas (under 2 km).

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

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