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About Lohar Kar Village

Lohar Kar is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 104 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,298 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176072, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohar Kar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohar Kar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176072
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 104
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,298
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lohar Kar compares

By the 2011 count Lohar Kar is the 257th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Lohar Kar

Lohar Kar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lohar Kar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lohar Kar from other places

Lohar Kar lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Lohar Kar
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Lohar Kar

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 Lohar Kar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohar Kar village had a population of 239. That makes it the 257th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Lohar Kar village has 104 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohar Kar has about 1298 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Lohar Kar is 176072. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohar Kar covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lohar Kar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lohar Kar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lohar Kar.

Lohar Kar is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohar Kar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Palampur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chudrehr (4.1 km), Ban (4.8 km) and Ban Jaind (4.8 km).

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

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