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About Garhwalka Village

Garhwalka is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 372 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhwalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwalka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 372
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhwalka compares

By the 2011 count Garhwalka is the 24th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Garhwalka

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

Garhwalka lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Garhwalka
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Garhwalka

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.

Common questions about Garhwalka

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwalka village had a population of 749. That makes it the 24th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Garhwalka village has 372 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwalka has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Garhwalka is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhwalka covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Garhwalka is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Garhwalka.

Garhwalka is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwalka is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alwas (under 2 km), D P F Bhalun (under 2 km) and D P F Halai (under 2 km).

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

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