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About Kamehr Village

Kamehr is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 176 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 130.88 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 176
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kamehr compares

By the 2011 count Kamehr is the 76th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 130.88 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Kamehr

Kamehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamehr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamehr from other places

Kamehr lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 6.8 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 Kamehr
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 6.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 27 km

Villages closest to Kamehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamehr village had a population of 379. That makes it the 76th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Kamehr village has 176 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamehr has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Kamehr is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamehr covers 130.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamehr falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kamehr is Joginder Nagar, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kamehr.

Kamehr is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamehr is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 6.6 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 6.8 km away. Mandi 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 Jamehr (under 2 km), Almara (under 2 km) and Chalharg (under 2 km).

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

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