Kangra Tehsil - Himachal Pradesh

Kangra is an administrative tehsil in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kangra is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kangra, while the nearest airport is Kangra Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 7.7 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 181 km², including 177.51 km² rural area and 3.12 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 983 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kangra Tehsil

Kangra Tehsil has a total of 182 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Abdullapur	Rural	Abdulapur
2	Aima	Rural	Chakwan Samirpur
3	Andreta	Rural	Thakurdwara
4	Ansoli	Rural	Ansoli
5	Baag	Rural	Jhikli Ichhi
6	Baag	Rural	Daulatpur
7	Badach	Rural	Takki Pur
8	Badi Bahi	Rural	Gahlian
9	Bag	Rural	Bangwar
10	Baidi	Rural	Baidi
11	Balehar	Rural	Rajal
12	Balla	Rural	Tarkhankar
13	Balla	Rural	Mataur
14	Balla	Rural	Sahoura
15	Bamnehar	Rural	Palera
16	Bandal	Rural	Palera
17	Bandh	Rural	Bangwar
18	Barswalkad	Rural	Jhikli Ichhi
19	Basi	Rural	Tarkhankar
20	Bhadyara Khas	Rural	Bhadhiara
21	Bhai	Rural	Daulatpur
22	Bhaloon	Rural	Tiara
23	Bhangwar	Rural	Bangwar
24	Bhaniarkar	Rural	Janyankar
25	Bharth	Rural	Rajal
26	Bhaseher	Rural	Salol
27	Bhatanala	Rural	Kholi
28	Bhati	Rural	Dhamer
29	Bhatlahru	Rural	Rajal
30	Bheri	Rural	Sanouran
31	Birta	Rural	Birta
32	Bodarballa	Rural	Jogipur
33	Boharkawalu	Rural	Bohadkawalu
34	Bulhi Bhadwal	Rural	Mandal
35	Chakban Bhadyara	Rural	Bhadhiara
36	Chakban Bhangwar	Rural	Bangwar
37	Chakban Gahliyan	Rural	Palera
38	Chakban Ghurkari	Rural	Ghurkari
39	Chakban Kacchiari	Rural	Kachhiari
40	Chakban Khola	Rural	Kholi
41	Chakban Kohala	Rural	Kohala
42	Chakban Nandrul	Rural	Nandrool
43	Chakban Rajal	Rural	Rajal
44	Chakban Rajiana	Rural	Rajiyana Khas
45	Chakban Rajol	Rural	Rajol
46	Chakban Saduan	Rural	Thakurdwara
47	Chakban Salol	Rural	Salol
48	Chakban Samirpur	Rural	Chakwan Samirpur
49	Chakban Sareta	Rural	Daulatpur
50	Chakban Tiara	Rural	Tiara
51	Chakban Ujjain	Rural	Halerkalan
52	Chaklu	Rural	Chakwan Samirpur
53	Chatra	Rural	Takki Pur
54	Chaunda	Rural	Kulthi
55	Cheliayan	Rural	Dhamer
56	Choti Bahi	Rural	Gahlian
57	Chuhadu	Rural	Takki Pur
58	Churar	Rural	Rajal
59	Daihriyan	Rural	Samirpur Khas
60	Daka	Rural	Palera
61	Daulatpur	Rural	Daulatpur
62	Dehra Arla	Rural	Tarsuh
63	Dehru	Rural	Rajal
64	Dhagyal	Rural	Daulatpur
65	Dhamehr	Rural	Dhamer
66	Dhinu	Rural	Kulthi
67	Dughiari Khas	Rural	Dhugiari
68	Gabli Thehar	Rural	Bhadhiara
69	Gaggal Khas	Rural	Gaggal
70	Gahliyan Khas	Rural	Gahlian
71	Gatta	Rural	Dhamer
72	Ghamala	Rural	Thakurdwara
73	Ghamarkar	Rural	Rajal
74	Ghanduh	Rural	Gahlian
75	Ghatarna	Rural	Rajiyana Khas
76	Ghundi	Rural	Ansoli
77	Ghurkari Khas	Rural	Ghurkari
78	Gujrehera	Rural	Rajiyana Khas
79	Halerkalan	Rural	Halerkalan
80	Halerkhurd	Rural	Jogipur
81	Har	Rural	Haar Jalari
82	Har	Rural	Kulthi
83	Ichhi Khas	Rural	Jhikli Ichhi
84	Jamanabad	Rural	Zamanabad
85	Janainkar	Rural	Janyankar
86	Jatehar	Rural	Palera
87	Jatehar	Rural	Janyankar
88	Jhikla Chatreta	Rural	Salol
89	Jhikli Dughiari	Rural	Dhugiari
90	Jhikli Ichhi	Rural	Jhikli Ichhi
91	Jhurdu	Rural	Bohadkawalu
92	Jogi Balla	Rural	Chakwan Samirpur
93	Jogipur	Rural	Jogipur
94	Kacchiari	Rural	Kachhiari
95	Kamalyala	Rural	Thakurdwara
96	Kanjher	Rural	Ghurkari
97	Kanjher	Rural	Haar Jalari
98	Kaswara	Rural	Samela
99	Katwal Lahar	Rural	Daulatpur
100	Kharti	Rural	Nandrool
101	Kharyada	Rural	Maherna
102	Kholi	Rural	Kholi
103	Khopa	Rural	Kohala
104	Khui	Rural	Kohala
105	Kila	Urban	Not applicable
106	Kohala Khas	Rural	Kohala
107	Kothru	Rural	Bohadkawalu
108	Kotkwala	Rural	Nandehar
109	Kulakar	Rural	Dhamer
110	Kulthi	Rural	Kulthi
111	Kupar Lahr	Rural	Takki Pur
112	Kuryala	Rural	Tarkhankar
113	Laleher	Rural	Lalehad
114	Madha	Rural	Nandrool
115	Madu	Rural	Bohadkawalu
116	Maira	Rural	Nandrool
117	Majhakra	Rural	Kulthi
118	Makdeli	Rural	Bhadhiara
119	Mandhal	Rural	Daulatpur
120	Matour	Rural	Mataur
121	Mehrana	Rural	Maherna
122	Mihalu	Rural	Zamanabad
123	Mungreh	Rural	Jhikli Ichhi
124	Nagan	Rural	Jhikli Ichhi
125	Nandehar	Rural	Nandehar
126	Nandrul	Rural	Nandrool
127	Natehar	Rural	Halerkalan
128	Palera	Rural	Palera
129	Palwana	Rural	Samela
130	Panjlehar	Rural	Kulthi
131	Pantehar	Rural	Gahlian
132	Patarkad	Rural	Mataur
133	Pathiar	Rural	Bohadkawalu
134	Patti	Rural	Tiara
135	Pehg	Rural	Sahoura
136	Prei	Rural	Bohadkawalu
137	Purana Kangra (444/4)	Urban	Not applicable
138	Rah	Rural	Janyankar
139	Rajal Khas	Rural	Rajal
140	Rajaur	Rural	Rani Tal
141	Rajiana	Rural	Rajiyana Khas
142	Ranital	Rural	Rani Tal
143	Rasuh	Rural	Rani Tal
144	Rihala	Rural	Thakurdwara
145	Rihalkar	Rural	Takki Pur
146	Rihalpura	Rural	Jogipur
147	Ruhalkar	Rural	Haar Jalari
148	Salol Khas	Rural	Salol
149	Samela	Rural	Samela
150	Samirpur	Rural	Samirpur Khas
151	Sanaur	Rural	Sanouran
152	Sanaurlahd	Rural	Tarkhankar
153	Santh	Rural	Rajal
154	Sart	Rural	Haar Jalari
155	Sevkara	Rural	Halerkalan
156	Simbal Khola	Rural	Kholi
157	Sirmani	Rural	Bohadkawalu
158	Sohaura	Rural	Sahoura
159	Sukabag	Rural	Bangwar
160	Sunehar Ghurkari	Rural	Ghurkari
161	Sunehar Kohala	Rural	Kohala
162	Suralkar	Rural	Bhadhiara
163	Tahalpura	Rural	Halerkalan
164	Talla	Rural	Palera
165	Tanda Kacchiari	Rural	Kachhiari
166	Tanda Kholi	Rural	Kholi
167	Taqipur	Rural	Takki Pur
168	Tarkhankad	Rural	Tarkhankar
169	Tarkhankar	Rural	Haar Jalari
170	Tarsuh	Rural	Tarsuh
171	Thakurdwara	Rural	Thakurdwara
172	Tiara Dughiari	Rural	Tiara
173	Tiara Khas	Rural	Tiara
174	Trayangu	Rural	Chakwan Samirpur
175	Tremla	Rural	Maherna
176	Up Mahal Bhawan(444/2)	Urban	Not applicable
177	Up Mahal Dak Bangla(444/3)	Urban	Not applicable
178	Up Mahal Gupat Ganga(444/6)	Urban	Not applicable
179	Up Mahal Misson(444/5)	Urban	Not applicable
180	Up Mahal Tehsil Chowk(444/1)	Urban	Not applicable
181	Uprehr	Rural	Kohala
182	Uprela Chatreta	Rural	Tarkhankar

Population of Kangra Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kangra Tehsil has a total population of 97,568 people, consisting of 49,194 males and 48,374 females. There are 21,432 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 540 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	97,568	88,040	9,528
Male Population	49,194	44,302	4,892
Female Population	48,374	43,738	4,636
Total Households	21,432	19,182	2,250
Population Density	540 / km²	496 / km²	3,054 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 77,596 literate people and 9,864 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,911 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,309 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	9,864	9,048	816
Literate Population	77,596	69,467	8,129
Illiterate Population	19,972	18,573	1,399
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	8,911	8,159	752
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,309	1,276	33

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Kangra (कांगड़ा)
District	Kangra
State / UT	Himachal Pradesh
Railway Station	Kangra
Total Area	181 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	983
Total Population (2011)	97,568
Density	540/km²
Total Villages	182

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