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About Bihar Village

Bihar is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 293 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210431
Area (hectares) 137.77 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 293
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihar compares

By the 2011 count Bihar is the 84th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 137.77 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Bihar

Bihar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bihar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bihar from other places

Bihar lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Bihar
Tehsil headquarters Rath 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Bihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihar village had a population of 531. That makes it the 84th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Bihar village has 293 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihar has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Bihar is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihar covers 137.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bihar falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bihar is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bihar.

Bihar is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihar is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Rath is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadhar (under 2 km), Jarakhar (under 2 km) and Kharakhar (under 2 km).

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

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