About Bihar Village

Bihar is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 433 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176103
Area (hectares)	104.46 hectares
Population	821
Male Population	433
Female Population	388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bihar compares

By the 2011 count Bihar is the 50th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 104.46 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bihar

Bihar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bihar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bihar from other places

Bihar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 9.1 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 Bihar
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	9.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	24 km

Villages closest to Bihar

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.

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Common questions about Bihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihar village had a population of 821. That makes it the 50th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bihar village has 433 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

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

Bihar covers 104.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bihar is Koparlahar, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bihar.

Bihar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 9.1 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.