About Gharanu Village

Gharanu is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 14 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharanu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176101
Area (hectares)	57.52 hectares
Population	31
Male Population	14
Female Population	17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,214
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharanu compares

By the 2011 count Gharanu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 57.52 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Gharanu

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

Gharanu lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 8.1 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 Gharanu
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	17 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	25 km

Villages closest to Gharanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharanu village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Gharanu village has 14 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharanu has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Gharanu is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharanu covers 57.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharanu falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharanu is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 8.1 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 Gharanu.

Gharanu is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharanu is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 8.1 km away. Dhira is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.