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About Har Village

Har is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 167 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Har Overview

Census 2011 figures for Har village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 329.51 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 167
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Har compares

By the 2011 count Har is the 69th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 329.51 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Har

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

Har 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 Har
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 Har

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 Har

As per the Census of India 2011, Har village had a population of 346. That makes it the 69th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Har village has 167 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Har has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

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

Har covers 329.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Har 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 Har.

Har 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.

Har 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), Jharer (under 2 km) and Kulhar (under 2 km).

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

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