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About Ghar Behr Village

Ghar Behr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 50 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,360 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghar Behr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghar Behr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 76.52 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 50
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,360
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghar Behr compares

By the 2011 count Ghar Behr is the 118th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 76.52 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Ghar Behr

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

Ghar Behr lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Ghar Behr
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Ghar Behr

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 Ghar Behr

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghar Behr village had a population of 118. That makes it the 118th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Ghar Behr village has 50 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghar Behr has about 1360 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Ghar Behr is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghar Behr covers 76.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghar Behr falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghar Behr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ghar Behr.

Ghar Behr is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghar Behr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 3.3 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuri (under 2 km), Bar Kalan (under 2 km) and Bar Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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