About Aghar Village

Aghar is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 45 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aghar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Barsar
Pincode	174312
Area (hectares)	18 hectares
Population	87
Male Population	45
Female Population	42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aghar compares

By the 2011 count Aghar is the 181st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Aghar

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

Aghar lies about 10 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, 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 Aghar
District headquarters	Hamirpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	26 km
Nearest town	Nangal	31 km

Villages closest to Aghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aghar village had a population of 87. That makes it the 181st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Aghar village has 45 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aghar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Aghar is 174312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aghar covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aghar falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aghar is Olinda, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Aghar.

Aghar is about 10 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aghar is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 10 km away. Barsar is about 14 km away. Olinda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.