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About Mithyar Village

Mithyar is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 82 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mithyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mithyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 82
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mithyar compares

By the 2011 count Mithyar is the 90th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Mithyar

Mithyar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mithyar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mithyar from other places

Mithyar lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 23 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 Mithyar
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 23 km

Villages closest to Mithyar

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 Mithyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mithyar village had a population of 160. That makes it the 90th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Mithyar village has 82 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mithyar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Mithyar covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mithyar is Nurpur Road, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mithyar.

Mithyar 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.

Mithyar is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utki (under 2 km), Khareda (1.9 km) and Rang (2.1 km).

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

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