About Changar Village

Changar is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 157 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,561 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Dhatwal
Pincode	174311
Area (hectares)	110.06 hectares
Population	402
Male Population	157
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,561
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Changar compares

By the 2011 count Changar is the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 110.06 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Changar

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

Changar lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 37 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 Changar
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhatwal	24 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	32 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	37 km

Villages closest to Changar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changar village had a population of 402. That makes it the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Changar village has 157 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changar has about 1561 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Changar is 174311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changar covers 110.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Changar falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Changar is Olinda, about 37 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 Changar.

Changar is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changar is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Dhatwal is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.