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About Har Village

Har is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 635 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177104, 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 Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177104
Area (hectares) 107.02 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 635
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Har compares

By the 2011 count Har is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 107.02 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Har

Har is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km

Villages closest to Har

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 1,241. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Har village has 635 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Har has about 954 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 1082.

The pincode recorded for Har is 177104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Har covers 107.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Har falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Har is Tripal, about 19 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 Har.

Har is about 28 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 Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 4.3 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhardyal (under 2 km), Bharyara (under 2 km) and Bharyarli (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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