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About Hara Village

Hara is a large village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,059, made up of 1,026 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 196.01 hectares
Population 2,059
Male Population 1,026
Female Population 1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hara compares

By the 2011 count Hara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 196.01 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Hara

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

Hara lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 6.7 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 Hara
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 6.7 km
Nearest town Talwāra 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Hara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hara village had a population of 2,059. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Hara village has 1,026 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hara has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Hara is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hara covers 196.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hara falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hara is Jawanwala Shahr, about 6.7 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 Hara.

Hara is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hara is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 1.8 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 6.7 km away. Talwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Charahti (under 2 km), Jakhara Khas (under 2 km) and Toharar (under 2 km).

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

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