About Kangar Village

Kangar is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 47 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171301
Area (hectares)	9.36 hectares
Population	93
Male Population	47
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangar compares

By the 2011 count Kangar is the 132nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 9.36 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kangar

Kangar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kangar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kangar from other places

Kangar lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 14 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 Kangar
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	15 km

Villages closest to Kangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangar village had a population of 93. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Kangar village has 47 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangar has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kangar is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangar covers 9.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kangar falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kangar is Summer Hill, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kangar.

Kangar is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangar is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about under 2 km away. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.