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About Garari Village

Garari is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 111 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 24.43 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 111
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garari compares

By the 2011 count Garari is the 59th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 24.43 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Garari

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

Garari lies about 53 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 8.5 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 Garari
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 8.5 km
Nearest town Ropar 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 53 km

Villages closest to Garari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garari village had a population of 211. That makes it the 59th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Garari village has 111 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garari has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Garari is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garari covers 24.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garari falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garari is Kiratpur Sahib, about 8.5 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 Garari.

Garari is about 53 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garari is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 8.5 km away. Ropar is about 30 km away. Dhatwal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakrala (5.8 km), Samela (7.4 km) and Kohla (8.8 km).

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

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