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About Harsar Village

Harsar 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 2. The village covers 52.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 52.86 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 2
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harsar compares

By the 2011 count Harsar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 52.86 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Harsar

Harsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harsar 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 Harsar from other places

Harsar lies about 55 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 68 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 Harsar
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 16 km
Nearest town Chamba 39 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 55 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 68 km

Villages closest to Harsar

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 Harsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsar village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

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

Harsar covers 52.86 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Harsar is Chamunda Marg, about 68 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 Harsar.

Harsar is about 55 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.

Harsar is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 39 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Harsar (under 2 km), D P F Lohni (3.5 km) and D P F Baraur (4.7 km).

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

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