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About Garlog Village

Garlog is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 23 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garlog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garlog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 46.94 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 23
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garlog compares

By the 2011 count Garlog is the 179th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 46.94 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Garlog

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

Garlog 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 Garlog
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km

Villages closest to Garlog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garlog village had a population of 41. That makes it the 179th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Garlog village has 23 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garlog has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Garlog is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garlog covers 46.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garlog falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garlog is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 - 10 km distance for Garlog.

Garlog 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.

Garlog is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Padhar is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 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 Badi Shingar (under 2 km), D P F Chhoti Shingar (under 2 km) and D P F Garaman (under 2 km).

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

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