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About Hartara Village

Hartara is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 148 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hartara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hartara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 47.82 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 148
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hartara compares

By the 2011 count Hartara is the 102nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 47.82 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Hartara

Hartara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hartara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hartara from other places

Hartara 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 Hartara
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 Hartara

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 Hartara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hartara village had a population of 301. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Hartara village has 148 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hartara has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

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

Hartara covers 47.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hartara is Panchrukhi, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hartara 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.

Hartara 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 Har (under 2 km), Hardi (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 Hartara today is likely to be higher.

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