About Gher Village

Gher is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 206 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gher village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176076
Area (hectares)	65.18 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	206
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gher compares

By the 2011 count Gher is the 145th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 65.18 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Gher

Gher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gher 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 Gher from other places

Gher lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 4.9 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 Gher
Nearest railway station	Majheran Himachal	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	33 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	36 km

Villages closest to Gher

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 Gher

As per the Census of India 2011, Gher village had a population of 424. That makes it the 145th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gher village has 206 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gher has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gher is 176076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gher covers 65.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gher is Majheran Himachal, about 4.9 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 Gher.

Gher is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gher is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 4.9 km away. Palampur is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.