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About Auhar Village

Auhar is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 64 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Auhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 70.65 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 64
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Auhar compares

By the 2011 count Auhar is the 97th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 70.65 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Auhar

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

Auhar lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Auhar
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 55 km

Villages closest to Auhar

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 Auhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Auhar village had a population of 122. That makes it the 97th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Auhar village has 64 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auhar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Auhar is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Auhar covers 70.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Auhar falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Auhar is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Auhar.

Auhar is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auhar is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalan (4.1 km), Kuntla (5.2 km) and Salorka (5.4 km).

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

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