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About Kadhar Village

Kadhar is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 144 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 96.56 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 144
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadhar compares

By the 2011 count Kadhar is the 94th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 96.56 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Kadhar

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

How far is Kadhar from other places

Kadhar lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 9.7 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 Kadhar
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 27 km

Villages closest to Kadhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadhar village had a population of 276. That makes it the 94th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Kadhar village has 144 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadhar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Kadhar is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadhar covers 96.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadhar falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kadhar is Adit Junction, about 9.7 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 village for Kadhar.

Kadhar is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadhar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Adit Junction is about 9.7 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sari (3.9 km), Hiyun (4.2 km) and D P F Marhola (4.6 km).

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

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