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About Harbah Village

Harbah is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 45 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harbah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harbah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 81.16 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 45
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harbah compares

By the 2011 count Harbah is the 146th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 81.16 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Harbah

Harbah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harbah as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Harbah from other places

Harbah lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 Harbah
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Harbah

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 Harbah

As per the Census of India 2011, Harbah village had a population of 90. That makes it the 146th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Harbah village has 45 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Harbah covers 81.16 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Harbah is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harbah.

Harbah is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harbah is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 9.7 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 27 km away. Kangra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balhri (under 2 km), Sarohi (under 2 km) and Marhana (under 2 km).

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

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