About Giora Village

Giora is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 549 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giora village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	166.88 hectares
Population	1,079
Male Population	549
Female Population	530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Giora compares

By the 2011 count Giora is the 29th 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 166.88 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Giora

Giora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Giora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Giora from other places

Giora lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 2.6 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 Giora
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	6.6 km
Nearest town	Mamun	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	45 km

Villages closest to Giora

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.

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Common questions about Giora

As per the Census of India 2011, Giora village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 29th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Giora village has 549 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giora has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Giora is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giora covers 166.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Giora is Nurpur Road, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Giora.

Giora is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giora is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 2.6 km away. Nurpur is about 6.6 km away. Mamun is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.