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About Kardhar Village

Kardhar is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kardhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kardhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176012
Area (hectares) 117.63 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 5
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
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 Kardhar compares

By the 2011 count Kardhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 117.63 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Kardhar

Kardhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kardhar 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 Kardhar from other places

Kardhar lies about 63 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 9.7 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 Kardhar
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Multhan 11 km
Nearest town Mandi 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 63 km

Villages closest to Kardhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kardhar village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Kardhar village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kardhar has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Kardhar is 176012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kardhar covers 117.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kardhar falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kardhar is Adit Junction, about 9.7 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 Kardhar.

Kardhar is about 63 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kardhar is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Adit Junction is about 9.7 km away. Multhan is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bad Dhar (under 2 km), Judhar (under 2 km) and Raigahar Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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