About Garana Village

Garana is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 159 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176301
Area (hectares)	248 hectares
Population	320
Male Population	159
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garana compares

By the 2011 count Garana is the 48th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 248 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Garana

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

Garana lies about 17 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Garana
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	17 km
District headquarters	Chamba	17 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	26 km

Villages closest to Garana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhattiyat 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 Garana

As per the Census of India 2011, Garana village had a population of 320. That makes it the 48th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Garana village has 159 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garana has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Garana is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garana covers 248 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.

Garana falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garana is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Garana.

Garana is about 17 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garana is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 17 km away. Nurpur Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.