About Garaun Village

Garaun is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 202 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	127.13 hectares
Population	395
Male Population	202
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garaun compares

By the 2011 count Garaun is the 43rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 127.13 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Garaun

Garaun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garaun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Garaun from other places

Garaun lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 56 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 Garaun
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	56 km

Villages closest to Garaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaun village had a population of 395. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Garaun village has 202 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaun has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

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

Garaun covers 127.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garaun falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garaun is Nurpur Road, about 56 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garaun.

Garaun is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaun is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Nurpur Road is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.