About Pohara Village

Pohara is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 317 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	77.54 hectares
Population	656
Male Population	317
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohara compares

By the 2011 count Pohara is the 28th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 77.54 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Pohara

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

Pohara 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 Pohara
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 Pohara

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 Pohara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohara village had a population of 656. That makes it the 28th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Pohara village has 317 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohara has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Pohara is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pohara covers 77.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pohara 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 Pohara.

Pohara 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.

Pohara 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.