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About Loharkar Village

Loharkar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 46 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 27.76 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 46
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharkar compares

By the 2011 count Loharkar is the 248th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 27.76 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Loharkar

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

Loharkar lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Loharkar
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km

Villages closest to Loharkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharkar village had a population of 91. That makes it the 248th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Loharkar village has 46 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharkar has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Loharkar is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharkar covers 27.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loharkar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Loharkar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Loharkar.

Loharkar is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharkar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 15 km away. Nadaun is about 19 km away. Dharamsala 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 Naghun (3.5 km), Baroi (3.6 km) and Tikkru Barota (3.6 km).

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

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