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About Gharon Village

Gharon is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 129 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 43.99 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 129
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gharon compares

By the 2011 count Gharon is the 101st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 43.99 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Gharon

Gharon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gharon from other places

Gharon lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 2.9 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 Gharon
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 3.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km

Villages closest to Gharon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharon village had a population of 247. That makes it the 101st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Gharon village has 129 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharon has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Gharon is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharon covers 43.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharon falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharon is Buffer Stop, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gharon.

Gharon is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharon is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 2.9 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 3.9 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharsa (under 2 km), Chhaprot (1.6 km) and Ropa Padhar (1.6 km).

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

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