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About Himber Village

Himber is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 162 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,272 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Himber Overview

Census 2011 figures for Himber village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177025
Area (hectares) 67.98 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 162
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,272
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Himber compares

By the 2011 count Himber is the 70th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 67.98 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Himber

Himber is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Himber 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. The nearest villages by name are Gwahta, Hanoh, Haryani and Hayor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Himber

As per the Census of India 2011, Himber village had a population of 368. That makes it the 70th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Himber village has 162 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Himber has about 1272 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Himber is 177025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Himber covers 67.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Himber falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Himber notes the nearest railway station 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 Himber.

Himber is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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