About Garh Village

Garh is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 397 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	76.07 hectares
Population	759
Male Population	397
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garh compares

By the 2011 count Garh is the 61st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 76.07 hectares work out to about 10.0 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 Garh

Garh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garh from other places

Garh lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 5.1 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 Garh
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	8.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km

Villages closest to Garh

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.

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Common questions about Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Garh village had a population of 759. That makes it the 61st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Garh village has 397 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garh has about 912 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 Garh is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garh covers 76.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garh falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garh is Chamunda Marg, about 5.1 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 village for Garh.

Garh is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garh is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 5.1 km away. Palampur is about 8.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.