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About Kahera Village

Kahera is a large village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 1,252 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 2,331
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kahera compares

By the 2011 count Kahera is the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kahera

The census records public bus service for Kahera 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kahera from other places

Kahera lies about 25 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Laksar Junction, about 1.8 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 Kahera
Nearest railway station Laksar Junction 1.8 km
Nearest town Manglaur 16 km
District headquarters Hardwar 25 km

Villages closest to Kahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahera village had a population of 2,331. That makes it the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Kahera village has 1,252 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahera has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Kahera is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahera covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kahera falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kahera is Laksar Junction, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kahera.

Kahera is about 25 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahera is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Laksar Junction is about 1.8 km away. Manglaur is about 16 km away. Hardwar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laksar (under 2 km), Raipur (1.8 km) and Nagla Khitab (1.9 km).

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

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