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About Ustehar Village

Ustehar is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 25 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ustehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ustehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 83.72 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 25
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ustehar compares

By the 2011 count Ustehar is the 348th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 83.72 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ustehar

Ustehar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ustehar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ustehar from other places

Ustehar 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 Ustehar
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 Ustehar

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 Ustehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ustehar village had a population of 52. That makes it the 348th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Ustehar village has 25 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ustehar has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Ustehar covers 83.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ustehar is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 village for Ustehar.

Ustehar 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.

Ustehar 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 Ustehar today is likely to be higher.

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