About Kumharkar Village

Kumharkar is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 132 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumharkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumharkar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	31.88 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	132
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumharkar compares

By the 2011 count Kumharkar is the 107th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 31.88 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kumharkar

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

Kumharkar lies about 9.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 8.6 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 Kumharkar
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	5.8 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	8.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	9.6 km

Villages closest to Kumharkar

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 Kumharkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumharkar village had a population of 269. That makes it the 107th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kumharkar village has 132 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumharkar has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Kumharkar covers 31.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kumharkar is Kangra Mandir, about 8.6 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 Kumharkar.

Kumharkar is about 9.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumharkar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 5.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 5.8 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.