About Garhphari Village

Garhphari is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 509 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhphari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhphari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	177631
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	1,013
Male Population	509
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhphari compares

By the 2011 count Garhphari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Garhphari

Garhphari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhphari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garhphari from other places

Garhphari lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Garhphari
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	27 km
District headquarters	Chamba	27 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	65 km

Villages closest to Garhphari

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 Garhphari

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhphari village had a population of 1,013. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Garhphari village has 509 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhphari has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Garhphari is 177631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhphari covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Garhphari is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 5 - 10 km distance for Garhphari.

Garhphari is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhphari is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 27 km away. Chamba is about 27 km away. Nurpur Road is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.