About Garh Village

Garh is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 383 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	742
Male Population	383
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garh compares

By the 2011 count Garh is the 26th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Garh

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

Garh lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Garh
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	16 km
District headquarters	Chamba	16 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	53 km

Villages closest to Garh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garh village had a population of 742. That makes it the 26th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Garh village has 383 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garh has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Garh is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garh covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garh falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garh is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Garh.

Garh is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garh is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.