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About Shri Garh Village

Shri 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 529, made up of 275 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shri Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shri Garh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 275
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shri Garh compares

By the 2011 count Shri Garh is the 56th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shri Garh

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

Shri 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 Shri Garh
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 16 km
District headquarters Chamba 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Shri 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.

Common questions about Shri Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shri Garh village had a population of 529. That makes it the 56th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shri Garh village has 275 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shri Garh has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Shri Garh covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shri 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shri Garh.

Shri 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.

Shri 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.

The closest recorded villages are Baghai Garh (under 2 km), Garh (under 2 km) and Jasaur Garh (under 2 km).

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

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