About Gahar Village

Gahar is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 19 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, 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	Krishangarh
Pincode	173233
Area (hectares)	31 hectares
Population	40
Male Population	19
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,105
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 154th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

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	Krishangarh	14 km

Villages closest to Gahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishangarh 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 40. That makes it the 154th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Gahar village has 19 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahar has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Gahar is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahar covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahar falls under Krishangarh 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 Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 4.9 km away. Solan is about 6.5 km away. Krishangarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.