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About Aru Da Pher Village

Aru Da Pher is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 28 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aru Da Pher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aru Da Pher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 28
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Aru Da Pher compares

By the 2011 count Aru Da Pher is the 111th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Aru Da Pher

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

Aru Da Pher lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Aru Da Pher
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 15 km
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 26 km

Villages closest to Aru Da Pher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhattiyat 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 Aru Da Pher

As per the Census of India 2011, Aru Da Pher village had a population of 58. That makes it the 111th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Aru Da Pher village has 28 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aru Da Pher has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Aru Da Pher is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aru Da Pher covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aru Da Pher falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aru Da Pher is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Aru Da Pher.

Aru Da Pher is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aru Da Pher is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 15 km away. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sela (under 2 km), Kalehtar (under 2 km) and Chudhana (1.8 km).

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

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