About Hangera Village

Hangera is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 86 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hangera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hangera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176200
Area (hectares)	67.2 hectares
Population	174
Male Population	86
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hangera compares

By the 2011 count Hangera is the 246th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 67.2 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Hangera

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

Hangera lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 10 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 Hangera
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	11 km
Nearest town	Mamun	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	33 km

Villages closest to Hangera

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.

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Common questions about Hangera

As per the Census of India 2011, Hangera village had a population of 174. That makes it the 246th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Hangera village has 86 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hangera has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Hangera is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hangera covers 67.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hangera falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hangera is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 10 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 Hangera.

Hangera 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.

Hangera is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 10 km away. Nurpur is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.