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About Beh Kangar Village

Beh Kangar is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 10 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beh Kangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beh Kangar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 120.67 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 10
Female Population 6
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Beh Kangar compares

By the 2011 count Beh Kangar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 120.67 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 971.

Getting to Beh Kangar

Beh Kangar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Beh Kangar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Beh Kangar from other places

Beh Kangar lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 3.7 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 Beh Kangar
Nearest railway station Bharmar 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 16 km
Nearest town Mamun 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Beh Kangar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Beh Kangar

As per the Census of India 2011, Beh Kangar village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Beh Kangar village has 10 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beh Kangar has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Beh Kangar is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beh Kangar covers 120.67 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.

Beh Kangar falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Beh Kangar is Bharmar, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Beh Kangar.

Beh Kangar 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.

Beh Kangar is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 3.7 km away. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raur (under 2 km), Kadana (under 2 km) and Kandor (1.5 km).

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

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