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About Garoru Village

Garoru is a large village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,416, made up of 1,223 males and 1,193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garoru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garoru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 2,416
Male Population 1,223
Female Population 1,193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garoru compares

By the 2011 count Garoru is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Garoru

Garoru is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Garoru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garoru from other places

Garoru lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Garoru
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 34 km

Villages closest to Garoru

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 Garoru

As per the Census of India 2011, Garoru village had a population of 2,416. 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 386 residents.

Garoru village has 1,223 males and 1,193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garoru has about 975 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 1112.

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

Garoru covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Garoru is Buffer Stop, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Garoru.

Garoru is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garoru is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Sukar (4.6 km), Karanjh (4.6 km) and Triamli (8.4 km).

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

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