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About Gahr Village

Gahr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 204 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 65.48 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 204
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gahr compares

By the 2011 count Gahr is the 148th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 65.48 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Gahr

Gahr 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 Gahr 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 Gahr from other places

Gahr lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 2.7 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 Gahr
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 5.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Gahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Gahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahr village had a population of 416. That makes it the 148th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gahr village has 204 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahr has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gahr is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahr covers 65.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahr falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahr is Panchrukhi, about 2.7 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 Gahr.

Gahr is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 2.7 km away. Palampur is about 5.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Bandu (under 2 km) and Bhagun (under 2 km).

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

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