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About Tambar Village

Tambar is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 78 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,474 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tambar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 131.12 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 78
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,474
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tambar compares

By the 2011 count Tambar is the 116th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 131.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Tambar

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

Tambar lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 20 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 Tambar
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 38 km

Villages closest to Tambar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tambar village had a population of 193. That makes it the 116th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Tambar village has 78 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tambar has about 1474 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Tambar is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tambar covers 131.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tambar falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tambar is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Tambar.

Tambar is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tambar is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 14 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tambru (under 2 km), Umri (under 2 km) and Umar (2.3 km).

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

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