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About Gharbasra Village

Gharbasra is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 32 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, 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 Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 32
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Gharbasra compares

By the 2011 count Gharbasra is the 178th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Gharbasra

Gharbasra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gharbasra 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 Gharbasra from other places

Gharbasra lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Gharbasra

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 Gharbasra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharbasra village had a population of 72. That makes it the 178th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Gharbasra village has 32 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharbasra has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

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

Gharbasra covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharbasra is Baijnath Mandir, about 5.0 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 Gharbasra.

Gharbasra is about 42 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 Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Baijnath Mandir is about 5.0 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 14 km away. Dharamsala is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharayara Uparla (2.5 km), Thara (2.9 km) and Bag (3.3 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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