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About Gara Parli Village

Gara Parli is a mid sized village in Sainj tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 514 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gara Parli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gara Parli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Sainj
Pincode 175134
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 1,025
Male Population 514
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gara Parli compares

By the 2011 count Gara Parli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gara Parli

Gara Parli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gara Parli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gara Parli from other places

Gara Parli lies about 40 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 57 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 Gara Parli
Tehsil headquarters Sainj 19 km
Nearest town Mandi 31 km
District headquarters Kullu 40 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 57 km

Villages closest to Gara Parli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainj 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 Gara Parli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gara Parli village had a population of 1,025. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Gara Parli village has 514 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gara Parli has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gara Parli is 175134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gara Parli covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gara Parli falls under Sainj tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gara Parli is Summer Hill, about 57 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gara Parli.

Gara Parli is about 40 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gara Parli is in Sainj tehsil of Kullu district. Sainj is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 31 km away. Kullu is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakurtha (11 km), Kotla (12 km) and Dhaugi (16 km).

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

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