About Kangar Village

Kangar is a large village in Haroli tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,157 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177209, 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	Una
Tehsil	Haroli
Pincode	177209
Area (hectares)	366 hectares
Population	2,282
Male Population	1,157
Female Population	1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangar compares

By the 2011 count Kangar is the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kangar

Kangar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangar 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 Kangar from other places

Kangar lies about 70 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Kangra, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Kangra	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haroli	28 km
District headquarters	Una	70 km

Villages closest to Kangar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haroli 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 2,282. That makes it the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Kangar village has 1,157 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangar has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kangar is 177209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangar covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kangar falls under Haroli tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kangar is Kangra, about under 2 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 Kangar.

Kangar is about 70 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangar is in Haroli tehsil of Una district. Kangra is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 15 km away. Haroli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.