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About Tambar Village

Tambar is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 283 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tambar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176059
Area (hectares) 36.86 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 283
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tambar compares

By the 2011 count Tambar is the 95th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 36.86 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Tambar

Tambar 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 Tambar 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 Tambar from other places

Tambar lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 3.2 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 Tambar
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 3.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km

Villages closest to Tambar

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 Tambar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tambar village had a population of 556. That makes it the 95th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Tambar village has 283 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tambar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Tambar is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tambar covers 36.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Tambar is Chamunda Marg, about 3.2 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 Tambar.

Tambar is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tambar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 3.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Palampur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadhona (under 2 km), Dadh Jhikla (under 2 km) and Khatehr (under 2 km).

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

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