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About Himgarh Village

Himgarh is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 46 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Himgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Himgarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 175005
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 46
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Himgarh compares

By the 2011 count Himgarh is the 174th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 993.

Getting to Himgarh

Himgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Himgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Himgarh from other places

Himgarh lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Himgarh
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km

Villages closest to Himgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Himgarh village had a population of 84. That makes it the 174th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Himgarh village has 46 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Himgarh has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Himgarh is 175005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Himgarh covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Himgarh falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Himgarh is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Himgarh.

Himgarh is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Himgarh is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Padhar is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 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 Badi Shingar (under 2 km), D P F Chhoti Shingar (under 2 km) and D P F Garaman (under 2 km).

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

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