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About Gharun Village

Gharun is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 366 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176102
Area (hectares) 70.93 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 366
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gharun compares

By the 2011 count Gharun is the 64th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 70.93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Gharun

Gharun 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 Gharun 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 Gharun from other places

Gharun lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Gharun
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 35 km

Villages closest to Gharun

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 Gharun

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharun village had a population of 747. That makes it the 64th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gharun village has 366 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharun has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gharun is 176102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharun covers 70.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharun is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Gharun.

Gharun 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.

Gharun is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban (4.6 km), Ban Jaind (4.6 km) and Ban Kurang (4.6 km).

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

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