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About Garan Village

Garan is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 609 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 92.94 hectares
Population 1,185
Male Population 609
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garan compares

By the 2011 count Garan is the 24th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 92.94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Garan

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 Garan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garan from other places

Garan lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 2.0 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 Garan
Nearest railway station Talara 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.9 km
Nearest town Mamun 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Garan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garan village had a population of 1,185. That makes it the 24th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Garan village has 609 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Garan is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garan covers 92.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garan is Talara, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Garan is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 2.0 km away. Nurpur is about 8.9 km away. Mamun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahora Jattan (under 2 km), Panjasara (under 2 km) and Nerna (1.8 km).

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

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