About Jharer Village

Jharer is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 432 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharer village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	86.44 hectares
Population	942
Male Population	432
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,181
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharer compares

By the 2011 count Jharer is the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 86.44 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Jharer

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

Jharer 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 Jharer
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	2.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km

Villages closest to Jharer

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

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Common questions about Jharer

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharer village had a population of 942. That makes it the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Jharer village has 432 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharer has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Jharer is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharer covers 86.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharer falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharer 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jharer.

Jharer 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.

Jharer is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Shahpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.