About Gharopura Village

Gharopura is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 178 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharopura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharopura village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176057
Area (hectares)	57.48 hectares
Population	366
Male Population	178
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharopura compares

By the 2011 count Gharopura is the 86th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 57.48 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gharopura

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

Gharopura lies about 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 7.8 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 Gharopura
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	6.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	7.8 km
District headquarters	Kangra	10 km

Villages closest to Gharopura

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.

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Common questions about Gharopura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharopura village had a population of 366. That makes it the 86th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Gharopura village has 178 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharopura has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gharopura is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharopura covers 57.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gharopura falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharopura is Nagrota, about 7.8 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 Gharopura.

Gharopura is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharopura is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.6 km away. Nagrota is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.