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About Loharda Village

Loharda is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 166 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174305
Area (hectares) 171.23 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 166
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharda compares

By the 2011 count Loharda is the 49th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 171.23 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Loharda

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

Loharda lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Loharda
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Loharda

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.

Common questions about Loharda

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharda village had a population of 353. That makes it the 49th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Loharda village has 166 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharda has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Loharda is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharda covers 171.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Loharda is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Loharda.

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

Loharda is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Barsar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhutlahar (under 2 km), Charjeri (under 2 km) and D P F Pukhru Dhar Jakh I (under 2 km).

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

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