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About Suhar Village

Suhar is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 373 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 97.44 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 373
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Suhar compares

By the 2011 count Suhar is the 61st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 97.44 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Suhar

Suhar 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 Suhar 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 Suhar from other places

Suhar 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 Suhar
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 Suhar

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 Suhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Suhar village had a population of 743. That makes it the 61st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Suhar village has 373 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suhar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Suhar is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suhar covers 97.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Suhar 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.

Suhar 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 Suhar today is likely to be higher.

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