About Loharkar Village

Loharkar is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 128 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharkar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	15.05 hectares
Population	256
Male Population	128
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharkar compares

By the 2011 count Loharkar is the 111th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 15.05 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Loharkar

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

Loharkar lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Loharkar
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	30 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km

Villages closest to Loharkar

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

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Common questions about Loharkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharkar village had a population of 256. That makes it the 111th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Loharkar village has 128 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharkar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Loharkar is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharkar covers 15.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Loharkar falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Loharkar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Loharkar.

Loharkar is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharkar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Dharmsala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.