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About Takrehar Village

Takrehar is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 137 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takrehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takrehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 37.19 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 137
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takrehar compares

By the 2011 count Takrehar is the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 37.19 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Takrehar

Takrehar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Takrehar 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 Takrehar from other places

Takrehar lies about 120 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 36 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 Takrehar
Nearest town Chamba 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 36 km
District headquarters Mandi 120 km

Villages closest to Takrehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takrehar village had a population of 307. That makes it the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Takrehar village has 137 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takrehar has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Takrehar is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takrehar covers 37.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Takrehar falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Takrehar is Nurpur Road, about 36 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 Takrehar.

Takrehar is about 120 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takrehar is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Chamba is about 4.5 km away. Sandhol is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothuwan (2.0 km), Nichla Cholangar (2.6 km) and Kheri (6.6 km).

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

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