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About Gramang Village

Gramang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 191 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gramang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gramang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172115
Area (hectares) 71.67 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 191
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gramang compares

By the 2011 count Gramang is the 29th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 71.67 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gramang

Gramang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gramang as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gramang from other places

Gramang lies about 15 km from Kinnaur, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 134 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 Gramang
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 15 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 15 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 133 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 134 km

Villages closest to Gramang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gramang village had a population of 393. That makes it the 29th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Gramang village has 191 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gramang has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Gramang is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gramang covers 71.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gramang falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gramang is Shimla, about 134 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gramang.

Gramang is about 15 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gramang is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 15 km away. Kinnaur is about 15 km away. Mussoorie is about 133 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morang Kanda (under 2 km), Rarang (8.7 km) and Masrang (14 km).

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

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