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About Sauhara Village

Sauhara is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 140 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sauhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauhara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 116.89 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 140
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sauhara compares

By the 2011 count Sauhara is the 187th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 116.89 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sauhara

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

Sauhara 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 Sauhara
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 Sauhara

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 Sauhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauhara village had a population of 281. That makes it the 187th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sauhara village has 140 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauhara has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sauhara is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sauhara covers 116.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sauhara 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sauhara.

Sauhara 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.

Sauhara 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 Sauhara today is likely to be higher.

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