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About Gharoi Village

Gharoi is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 196 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharoi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 196
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharoi compares

By the 2011 count Gharoi is the 22nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 979.

Getting to Gharoi

Gharoi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharoi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gharoi from other places

Gharoi lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 Gharoi
Nearest town Sundarnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 40 km

Villages closest to Gharoi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharoi village had a population of 374. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Gharoi village has 196 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharoi has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gharoi is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharoi covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharoi falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharoi is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gharoi.

Gharoi is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharoi is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Nihri is about 29 km away. Mandi is about 32 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 Naihar (3.1 km), Pawabo (4.5 km) and Begli Dhar (4.7 km).

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

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