About Hara Village

Hara is one of the larger villages in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,800, made up of 3,686 males and 3,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3722 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hara village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dhar Kalan
Pincode	145001
Area (hectares)	3722 hectares
Population	6,800
Male Population	3,686
Female Population	3,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hara compares

By the 2011 count Hara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 3722 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Hara

Hara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hara from other places

Hara lies about 50 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 6.2 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 Hara
Nearest railway station	Kandwal	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhar Kalan	9.1 km
Nearest town	Mamun	11 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	50 km

Villages closest to Hara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Hara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hara village had a population of 6,800. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Hara village has 3,686 males and 3,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hara has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Hara is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hara covers 3722 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hara falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hara is Kandwal, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hara.

Hara is about 50 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hara is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kandwal is about 6.2 km away. Dhar Kalan is about 9.1 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.