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About Gillar Bhera Village

Gillar Bhera is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 23 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,348 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gillar Bhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gillar Bhera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 40.49 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 23
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,348
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gillar Bhera compares

By the 2011 count Gillar Bhera is the 140th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 40.49 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Gillar Bhera

Gillar Bhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gillar Bhera as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gillar Bhera from other places

Gillar Bhera lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 14 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 Gillar Bhera
Nearest town Dharamsala 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km

Villages closest to Gillar Bhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Gillar Bhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Gillar Bhera village had a population of 54. That makes it the 140th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Gillar Bhera village has 23 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gillar Bhera has about 1348 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Gillar Bhera is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gillar Bhera covers 40.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gillar Bhera falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gillar Bhera is Kangra Mandir, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gillar Bhera.

Gillar Bhera is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gillar Bhera is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 4.8 km away. Shahpur is about 8.3 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Ramgarh (under 2 km), Narghuni (1.9 km) and Uni (1.9 km).

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

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