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About Gujrera Village

Gujrera is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 92 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujrera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujrera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 113.24 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 92
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujrera compares

By the 2011 count Gujrera is the 36th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 113.24 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Gujrera

Gujrera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gujrera as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gujrera from other places

Gujrera lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 9.6 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 Gujrera
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km

Villages closest to Gujrera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujrera village had a population of 167. That makes it the 36th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gujrera village has 92 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujrera has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Gujrera is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujrera covers 113.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gujrera falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gujrera is Meghrajpura, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gujrera.

Gujrera is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujrera is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 9.6 km away. Harchakian is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandrela (under 2 km), Manei Khas (1.8 km) and Jhikla Pandhu (1.9 km).

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

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