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About Hareher Village

Hareher is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 295 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hareher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hareher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 153.8 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 295
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hareher compares

By the 2011 count Hareher is the 47th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 153.8 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Hareher

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

Hareher lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 3.5 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 Hareher
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 3.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Hareher

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 Hareher

As per the Census of India 2011, Hareher village had a population of 657. That makes it the 47th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Hareher village has 295 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hareher has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Hareher is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hareher covers 153.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hareher is Baijnath Paprola, about 3.5 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 Hareher.

Hareher is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hareher is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 3.0 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 3.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taras (under 2 km), Sahel (under 2 km) and Sokhru (under 2 km).

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

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