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About Gubhar Village

Gubhar is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 154 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gubhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gubhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 125.83 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 154
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gubhar compares

By the 2011 count Gubhar is the 14th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 125.83 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Gubhar

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

Gubhar lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 7.2 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 Gubhar
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Gubhar

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 Gubhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gubhar village had a population of 336. That makes it the 14th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gubhar village has 154 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gubhar has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Gubhar is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gubhar covers 125.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gubhar is Meghrajpura, about 7.2 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 Gubhar.

Gubhar 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.

Gubhar is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 7.2 km away. Harchakian is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makrer (under 2 km), Manei Khas (under 2 km) and Karnol (1.6 km).

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

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