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About Kangar Village

Kangar is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 508 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 508
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangar compares

By the 2011 count Kangar is the 72nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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 <5 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 Kangar from other places

Kangar lies about 56 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 34 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 town Sundarnagar 17 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 34 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 56 km

Villages closest to Kangar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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.

Common questions about Kangar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangar village had a population of 983. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Kangar village has 508 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kangar is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangar covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangar falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kangar is Kiratpur Sahib, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kangar.

Kangar is about 56 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangar is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 34 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barari (14 km), Saidpur (16 km) and Mahain (16 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kangar today is likely to be higher.

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