About Dar Village

Dar is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 80 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Galore
Pincode	177006
Area (hectares)	45 hectares
Population	184
Male Population	80
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,300
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dar compares

By the 2011 count Dar is the 57th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Dar

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

Dar lies about 12 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 33 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 Dar
District headquarters	Hamirpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	17 km
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	33 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Dar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dar village had a population of 184. That makes it the 57th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Dar village has 80 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dar has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Dar is 177006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dar covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dar falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dar is Panchrukhi, about 33 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 Dar.

Dar is about 12 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dar is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 12 km away. Galore is about 17 km away. Panchrukhi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.