About Gahar Village

Gahar is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 12 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, 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	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	10 hectares
Population	28
Male Population	12
Female Population	16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,333
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahar compares

By the 2011 count Gahar is the 255th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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 village. 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 6.5 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 4.9 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 railway station	Kandaghat	4.9 km
District headquarters	Solan	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	24 km

Villages closest to Gahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 28. That makes it the 255th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Gahar village has 12 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahar has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gahar is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahar covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahar falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahar is Kandaghat, about 4.9 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 village for Gahar.

Gahar is about 6.5 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahar is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 4.9 km away. Solan is about 6.5 km away. Arki is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.