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About Pabar Village

Pabar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 210 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pabar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 136.15 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 210
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pabar compares

By the 2011 count Pabar is the 29th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 136.15 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pabar

Pabar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pabar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pabar from other places

Pabar lies about 8.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Pabar
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.9 km

Villages closest to Pabar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Pabar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pabar village had a population of 431. That makes it the 29th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Pabar village has 210 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pabar has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pabar is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pabar covers 136.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pabar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pabar is Jutogh, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pabar.

Pabar is about 8.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pabar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arakshit Ban Bareli (under 2 km), Barah (under 2 km) and Barhai (under 2 km).

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

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