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About Garla Dei Village

Garla Dei is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 219 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garla Dei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garla Dei village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176085
Area (hectares) 42.9 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 219
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garla Dei compares

By the 2011 count Garla Dei is the 146th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 42.9 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Garla Dei

Garla Dei 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 Garla Dei as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Garla Dei from other places

Garla Dei lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 4.1 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 Garla Dei
Nearest railway station Ahju 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km
Nearest town Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Garla Dei

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Garla Dei

As per the Census of India 2011, Garla Dei village had a population of 423. That makes it the 146th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Garla Dei village has 219 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garla Dei has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Garla Dei is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garla Dei covers 42.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garla Dei falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garla Dei is Ahju, about 4.1 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 and private bus service as Available for Garla Dei.

Garla Dei is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garla Dei is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 4.1 km away. Palampur is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira Uparla (under 2 km), Man Simbal Uparla (under 2 km) and Bag Buhla (1.9 km).

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

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