About Hiar Village

Hiar is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 148 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	297
Male Population	148
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hiar compares

By the 2011 count Hiar is the 111th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hiar

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

Hiar lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Hiar
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	31 km
District headquarters	Chamba	31 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	66 km

Villages closest to Hiar

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

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Common questions about Hiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiar village had a population of 297. That makes it the 111th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Hiar village has 148 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Hiar is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hiar covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiar falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiar is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Hiar.

Hiar is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiar is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 31 km away. Chamba is about 31 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.