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About Gharna Village

Gharna is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 173 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 170.46 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 173
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharna compares

By the 2011 count Gharna is the 23rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 170.46 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Gharna

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

Gharna lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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 Gharna
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Gharna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharna village had a population of 340. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Gharna village has 173 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharna has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Gharna is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharna covers 170.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharna falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharna is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Gharna.

Gharna is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharna is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.7 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daglehr (under 2 km), Jujhpul (under 2 km) and Phihar (under 2 km).

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

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