About Gharthehar Village

Gharthehar is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 449 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharthehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharthehar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	53.97 hectares
Population	948
Male Population	449
Female Population	499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,111
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharthehar compares

By the 2011 count Gharthehar is the 27th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 53.97 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gharthehar

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

Gharthehar lies about 5.2 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 1.8 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 Gharthehar
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	1.8 km
District headquarters	Kangra	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	20 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km

Villages closest to Gharthehar

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 Gharthehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharthehar village had a population of 948. That makes it the 27th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Gharthehar village has 449 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharthehar has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Gharthehar covers 53.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharthehar is Koparlahar, about 1.8 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 Gharthehar.

Gharthehar is about 5.2 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharthehar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 1.8 km away. Kangra is about 5.2 km away. Dharmsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.