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About Hara Village

Hara is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 140 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, 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 Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 17.92 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 140
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hara compares

By the 2011 count Hara is the 79th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 17.92 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Hara

Hara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 17 km from Kangra. 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 Shahpur under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km

Villages closest to Hara

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 Hara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hara village had a population of 304. That makes it the 79th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Hara village has 140 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hara has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

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

Hara covers 17.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Hara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 17 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 Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dramman (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Bhanala Khas (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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