About Garni Village

Garni is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 122 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,221 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garni village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177033
Area (hectares)	59.81 hectares
Population	271
Male Population	122
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,221
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garni compares

By the 2011 count Garni is the 82nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 59.81 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Garni

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

Garni lies about 21 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 22 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 Garni
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	3.7 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	21 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	22 km
Nearest town	Nangal	41 km

Villages closest to Garni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garni village had a population of 271. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Garni village has 122 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garni has about 1221 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Garni is 177033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garni covers 59.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garni falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garni is Amb Andaura, about 22 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 Garni.

Garni is about 21 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garni is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 3.7 km away. Hamirpur is about 21 km away. Amb Andaura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.