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About Auhar Village

Auhar is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 7 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Auhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 285.72 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 7
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Auhar compares

By the 2011 count Auhar is the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 285.72 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Auhar

Auhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Auhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Auhar from other places

Auhar lies about 33 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 70 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 Auhar
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 7.4 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 33 km
Nearest town Chamba 58 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 70 km

Villages closest to Auhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Auhar village had a population of 14. That makes it the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Auhar village has 7 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auhar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Auhar is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Auhar covers 285.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Auhar falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Auhar is Palampur Himachal, about 70 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Auhar.

Auhar is about 33 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auhar is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 7.4 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 33 km away. Chamba is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishori (under 2 km), D P F Bhiyari (1.6 km) and D P F Gilding (2.1 km).

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

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