About Gharthun Village

Gharthun is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 307 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharthun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharthun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	44.29 hectares
Population	665
Male Population	307
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,166
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gharthun compares

By the 2011 count Gharthun is the 77th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 44.29 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Gharthun

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

How far is Gharthun from other places

Gharthun lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 3.0 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 Gharthun
Nearest railway station	Paror	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	8.8 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	19 km

Villages closest to Gharthun

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 Gharthun

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharthun village had a population of 665. That makes it the 77th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gharthun village has 307 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharthun has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gharthun is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharthun covers 44.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharthun is Paror, about 3.0 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 village for Gharthun.

Gharthun is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharthun is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 3.0 km away. Palampur is about 8.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.