About Changar Village

Changar is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 96 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174405, 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	Galore
Pincode	174405
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	205
Male Population	96
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
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 54th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

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
District headquarters	Hamirpur	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	35 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 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 Changar

As per the Census of India 2011, Changar village had a population of 205. That makes it the 54th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Changar village has 96 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changar has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Changar is 174405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changar covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Changar falls under Galore 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 Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Hamirpur is about 32 km away. Galore is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.