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About Ghar Village

Ghar is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 18 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, 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 Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 27.42 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 18
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 27.42 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ghar

Ghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghar from other places

Ghar lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about under 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 Ghar
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 5.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km

Villages closest to Ghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 35. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Ghar village has 18 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Ghar is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghar covers 27.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghar is Harsar Dehri, about under 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghar.

Ghar is about 20 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 Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about under 2 km away. Jawali is about 5.6 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagrota Surian (under 2 km), Dehri (under 2 km) and Ban Manara (2.0 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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