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About Kulhar Village

Kulhar is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 95 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 19.03 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 95
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulhar compares

By the 2011 count Kulhar is the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 19.03 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Kulhar

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

Kulhar 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 Kulhar
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 Kulhar

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.

Common questions about Kulhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulhar village had a population of 183. That makes it the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kulhar village has 95 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulhar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Kulhar is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulhar covers 19.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kulhar 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 Kulhar.

Kulhar 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.

Kulhar 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.

The closest recorded villages are Chari Dhanotu (under 2 km), Har (under 2 km) and Jharer (under 2 km).

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

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