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About Har Village

Har is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 72 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Har Overview

Census 2011 figures for Har village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 38.85 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 72
Female Population 72
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Har compares

By the 2011 count Har is the 57th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 38.85 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Har

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

Har lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Har
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 4.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Har

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Har village had a population of 144. That makes it the 57th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Har village has 72 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Har has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Har is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Har covers 38.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Har falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Har is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Har.

Har is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Har is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Dhira is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alsehar (under 2 km), Chau Da Lahar (under 2 km) and Har Tarembu (under 2 km).

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

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