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About Kangar Ghund Village

Kangar Ghund is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 106 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangar Ghund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangar Ghund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 106
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Kangar Ghund compares

By the 2011 count Kangar Ghund is the 80th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kangar Ghund

Kangar Ghund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kangar Ghund 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 Kangar Ghund from other places

Kangar Ghund lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 28 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 Ghund
District headquarters Sirmaur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 16 km
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Nearest railway station Barog 28 km

Villages closest to Kangar Ghund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangar Ghund village had a population of 204. That makes it the 80th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Kangar Ghund village has 106 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangar Ghund has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kangar Ghund is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangar Ghund covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangar Ghund falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kangar Ghund is Barog, about 28 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 Kangar Ghund.

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

Kangar Ghund is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Nahan is about 16 km away. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neron Kotdi (2.4 km), Sherli Kotab (2.4 km) and Shahi Odar (3.1 km).

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

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