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About Ghariyar Village

Ghariyar is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 40 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,525 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghariyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghariyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 138.03 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 40
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,525
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghariyar compares

By the 2011 count Ghariyar is the 235th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 138.03 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Ghariyar

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

Ghariyar lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Ghariyar
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 19 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Ghariyar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Ghariyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghariyar village had a population of 101. That makes it the 235th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Ghariyar village has 40 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghariyar has about 1525 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Ghariyar is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghariyar covers 138.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghariyar falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghariyar is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Ghariyar.

Ghariyar is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghariyar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 19 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Chhamb (under 2 km), Ghartheru (under 2 km) and Haor (4.1 km).

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

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