About Aghar Village

Aghar is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 146 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aghar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176032
Area (hectares)	145.03 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	146
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aghar compares

By the 2011 count Aghar is the 31st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 145.03 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Aghar

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

Aghar lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Aghar
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	38 km

Villages closest to Aghar

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.

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Common questions about Aghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Aghar village had a population of 298. That makes it the 31st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Aghar village has 146 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aghar has about 1041 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 Aghar is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aghar covers 145.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Aghar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Aghar.

Aghar is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aghar is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 3.8 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.