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About Olhari Village

Olhari is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 695 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Olhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Olhari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 82.75 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 695
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Olhari compares

By the 2011 count Olhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 82.75 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Olhari

Olhari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Olhari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Olhari from other places

Olhari lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Olhari
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 8.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Olhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Olhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Olhari village had a population of 1,322. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Olhari village has 695 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Olhari has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Olhari is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Olhari covers 82.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Olhari falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Olhari is Koparlahar, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Olhari.

Olhari is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Olhari is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har (under 2 km), Hardi Chhatra (under 2 km) and Khard (under 2 km).

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

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