About Gharaun Village

Gharaun is a mid sized village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 311 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharaun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Kotli
Pincode	175003
Area (hectares)	115.13 hectares
Population	632
Male Population	311
Female Population	321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharaun compares

By the 2011 count Gharaun is the 10th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 115.13 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Gharaun

Gharaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gharaun 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gharaun from other places

Gharaun lies about 74 km from Mandi. 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 Gharaun
Tehsil headquarters	Kotli	8.9 km
Nearest town	Shimla	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	74 km

Villages closest to Gharaun

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

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Common questions about Gharaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharaun village had a population of 632. That makes it the 10th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Gharaun village has 311 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharaun has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Gharaun is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharaun covers 115.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharaun falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gharaun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gharaun is about 74 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharaun is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.