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About Har Village

Har is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 86 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Har Overview

Census 2011 figures for Har village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 125.69 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 86
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Har compares

By the 2011 count Har is the 253rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 125.69 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Har

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

Har lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Har
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 7.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Har

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 Har

As per the Census of India 2011, Har village had a population of 170. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Har village has 86 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Har has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Har is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Har covers 125.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Har is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Har.

Har is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Har is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 3.5 km away. Nurpur Road is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baddi Dhar (under 2 km), Ban Bhanghar (under 2 km) and Bhareet (under 2 km).

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

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