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About Bharer Village

Bharer is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 93 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharer village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 34.17 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 93
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharer compares

By the 2011 count Bharer is the 73rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 34.17 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Bharer

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

Bharer lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Bharer
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Bharer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharer village had a population of 191. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bharer village has 93 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharer has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Bharer is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharer covers 34.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharer falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharer is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Bharer.

Bharer is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharer is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 8.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matrehr (under 2 km), Chharar (under 2 km) and Balhri (under 2 km).

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

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