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About Gharoh Khas Village

Gharoh Khas is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 551 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharoh Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharoh Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 56.09 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 551
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharoh Khas compares

By the 2011 count Gharoh Khas is the 24th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 56.09 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gharoh Khas

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

Gharoh Khas lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 13 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 Gharoh Khas
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 3.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km

Villages closest to Gharoh Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmsala 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 Gharoh Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharoh Khas village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 24th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Gharoh Khas village has 551 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharoh Khas has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gharoh Khas is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharoh Khas covers 56.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gharoh Khas falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharoh Khas is Kangra Mandir, about 13 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 Gharoh Khas.

Gharoh Khas is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharoh Khas is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 3.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 3.4 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garh (under 2 km), Meti (under 2 km) and Bangrehr (under 2 km).

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

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