About Garh Khas Village

Garh Khas is a mid sized village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 332 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garh Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garh Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Thural
Pincode	176093
Area (hectares)	91.97 hectares
Population	673
Male Population	332
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garh Khas compares

By the 2011 count Garh Khas is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 91.97 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Garh Khas

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

Garh Khas lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 5.0 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 Garh Khas
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	5.0 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thural	23 km

Villages closest to Garh Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thural 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 Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Garh Khas village had a population of 673. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Garh Khas village has 332 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garh Khas has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Garh Khas is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garh Khas covers 91.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garh Khas falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garh Khas is Chamunda Marg, about 5.0 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 Khas.

Garh Khas 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 Khas is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 5.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.