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About Kangra Village

Kangra is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 276 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 276
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Kangra compares

By the 2011 count Kangra is the 288th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kangra

Kangra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kangra 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 Kangra from other places

Kangra lies about 43 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 17 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 Kangra
Nearest town Urmar 17 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 30 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Kangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangra village had a population of 510. That makes it the 288th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kangra village has 276 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangra has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kangra is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangra covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kangra falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kangra is Tanda Urmar, about 17 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 Kangra.

Kangra is about 43 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangra is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Urmar is about 17 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 17 km away. Batala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahra (1.7 km), Mari Buchian (2.0 km) and Galowal (3.0 km).

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

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