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About Grima Village

Grima is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 131 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Grima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Grima village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 214.09 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 131
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Grima compares

By the 2011 count Grima is the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 214.09 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 959.

Getting to Grima

Grima is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Grima as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Grima from other places

Grima lies about 37 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Grima
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 4.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Chamba 37 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km

Villages closest to Grima

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Grima village had a population of 241. That makes it the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Grima village has 131 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Grima has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Grima is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Grima covers 214.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Grima falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Grima is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Grima.

Grima is about 37 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Grima is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 4.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Chamba is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Grima (under 2 km), Barai (under 2 km) and D P F Deoki (1.7 km).

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

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