About Gher Village

Gher is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 117 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gher village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177114
Area (hectares)	38.79 hectares
Population	239
Male Population	117
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gher compares

By the 2011 count Gher is the 153rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 38.79 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Gher

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

Gher lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Gher
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Tripal	9.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	19 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	30 km

Villages closest to Gher

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.

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Common questions about Gher

As per the Census of India 2011, Gher village had a population of 239. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Gher village has 117 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gher has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Gher is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gher covers 38.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gher is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Gher.

Gher is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gher is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 5.5 km away. Tripal is about 9.1 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.