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About Garni Village

Garni is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 103 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 43.57 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 103
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 47th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 43.57 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 well below 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 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 9.9 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
Nearest railway station Talara 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Garni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garni village had a population of 202. That makes it the 47th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Garni village has 103 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garni has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Garni is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garni covers 43.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garni falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garni is Talara, about 9.9 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 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garni is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 9.9 km away. Baroh is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganiaru (under 2 km), Ghan (2.5 km) and Baniharkar (2.9 km).

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

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