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About Ghar Village

Ghar is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 133 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,331 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 133
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,331
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghar is the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Ghar

Ghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghar from other places

Ghar lies about 8.9 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Lunsu, about 8.1 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 Ghar
Nearest railway station Lunsu 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 8.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Ghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghar village had a population of 310. That makes it the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Ghar village has 133 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghar has about 1331 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Ghar is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghar covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghar falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghar is Lunsu, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghar.

Ghar is about 8.9 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghar is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Lunsu is about 8.1 km away. Harchakian is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korian (under 2 km), Malahru (under 2 km) and Kallar (under 2 km).

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

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