About Gahar Village

Gahar is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 103 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	103
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahar compares

By the 2011 count Gahar is the 73rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gahar

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

Gahar lies about 39 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Gahar
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	28 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	32 km
District headquarters	Mandi	39 km

Villages closest to Gahar

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

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Common questions about Gahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahar village had a population of 195. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Gahar village has 103 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gahar is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahar covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahar falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahar is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Gahar.

Gahar is about 39 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahar is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Nihri is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.