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About Har Village

Har is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 135 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, 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 Harchakian
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 142.16 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 135
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Har compares

By the 2011 count Har is the 23rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 142.16 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

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 <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 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 Harchakian 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 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 Har

As per the Census of India 2011, Har village had a population of 267. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Har village has 135 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Har has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

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

Har covers 142.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Har falls under Harchakian 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Harchakian 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 Dhar Khas (under 2 km), Rajial (4.0 km) and Chakban Chhamb (4.1 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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