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About Haor Village

Haor is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 32 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 47.53 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 32
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haor compares

By the 2011 count Haor is the 252nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 47.53 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Haor

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

Haor lies about 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 26 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 Haor
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 20 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 39 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Haor

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 Haor

As per the Census of India 2011, Haor village had a population of 80. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Haor village has 32 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haor has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Haor is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haor covers 47.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Haor is Churaru Takarla, about 26 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 Haor.

Haor is about 39 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haor is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 20 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Chhamb (4.1 km), Ghariyar (4.1 km) and Ghartheru (4.1 km).

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

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