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About Har Village

Har is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 76 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Har Overview

Census 2011 figures for Har village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 26.38 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 76
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,237
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Har compares

By the 2011 count Har is the 147th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 26.38 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Har

Har is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Har 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Har from other places

Har lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 2.0 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 Har
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 8.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Har

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Har village had a population of 170. That makes it the 147th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Har village has 76 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Har has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Har is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Har covers 26.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Har falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Har is Panchrukhi, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Har.

Har is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Har is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 2.0 km away. Baijnath is about 8.3 km away. Kangra 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 Hardi (under 2 km), Hartara (under 2 km) and Thehar Buhli (under 2 km).

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

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