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About Uthargaran Village

Uthargaran is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 215 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uthargaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uthargaran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176052
Area (hectares) 54.36 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 215
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Uthargaran compares

By the 2011 count Uthargaran is the 81st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 54.36 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Uthargaran

Uthargaran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uthargaran 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uthargaran from other places

Uthargaran lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 4.6 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 Uthargaran
Nearest railway station Nagrota 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km

Villages closest to Uthargaran

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.

Common questions about Uthargaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Uthargaran village had a population of 414. That makes it the 81st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Uthargaran village has 215 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uthargaran has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Uthargaran is 176052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uthargaran covers 54.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Uthargaran is Nagrota, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Uthargaran.

Uthargaran is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uthargaran is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about 4.6 km away. Dharmsala is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buhli Tangroti (under 2 km), Rasehr (under 2 km) and Tangroti Khas (under 2 km).

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

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