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About Gharbasra Village

Gharbasra is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 199 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharbasra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharbasra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175006
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 199
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gharbasra compares

By the 2011 count Gharbasra is the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Gharbasra

The census records public bus service for Gharbasra 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gharbasra from other places

Gharbasra lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 40 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 Gharbasra
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 4.2 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Gharbasra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharbasra village had a population of 395. That makes it the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Gharbasra village has 199 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharbasra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Gharbasra is 175006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharbasra covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gharbasra falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharbasra is Olinda, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gharbasra.

Gharbasra is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharbasra is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 4.2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalwan (under 2 km), Masiani (under 2 km) and Bharnal (under 2 km).

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

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