About Bara Garan Village

Bara Garan is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 215 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Garan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Garan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Multhan
Pincode	176122
Area (hectares)	769.4 hectares
Population	420
Male Population	215
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bara Garan compares

By the 2011 count Bara Garan is the 5th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 769.4 hectares work out to about 0.5 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, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bara Garan

Bara Garan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara Garan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Garan from other places

Bara Garan lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 7.2 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 Bara Garan
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Multhan	8.4 km
Nearest town	Mandi	45 km
District headquarters	Kangra	48 km

Villages closest to Bara Garan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Multhan 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 Bara Garan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Garan village had a population of 420. That makes it the 5th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Bara Garan village has 215 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Garan has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bara Garan is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Garan covers 769.4 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.

Bara Garan falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Garan is Zero Point, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Garan.

Bara Garan is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Garan is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Zero Point is about 7.2 km away. Multhan is about 8.4 km away. Mandi is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.