About Helar Village

Helar is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 218 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144529, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144529
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	436
Male Population	218
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Helar compares

By the 2011 count Helar is the 224th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Helar

Helar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Helar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hakumatpur, Haluwal, Harban and Harjiana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Helar

As per the Census of India 2011, Helar village had a population of 436. That makes it the 224th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Helar village has 218 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Helar is 144529. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Helar covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Helar falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Helar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Helar.

Helar is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.