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About Gahru Village

Gahru is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 133 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,338 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 133
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,338
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahru compares

By the 2011 count Gahru is the 21st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Gahru

Gahru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gahru from other places

Gahru lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 7.0 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 Gahru
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 7.0 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km

Villages closest to Gahru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Gahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahru village had a population of 311. That makes it the 21st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Gahru village has 133 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahru has about 1338 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Gahru is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahru covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahru falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahru is Joginder Nagar, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahru.

Gahru 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.

Gahru is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Lad Bharol is about 4.4 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 7.0 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 Kalehru (under 2 km), Khajur (under 2 km) and Nagaun (1.9 km).

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

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