About Gararu Village

Gararu is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 78 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,385 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gararu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gararu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175025
Area (hectares)	46.51 hectares
Population	186
Male Population	78
Female Population	108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,385
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gararu compares

By the 2011 count Gararu is the 130th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 46.51 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gararu

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

Gararu lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 45 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 Gararu
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	5.9 km
District headquarters	Mandi	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	19 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	45 km

Villages closest to Gararu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gararu village had a population of 186. That makes it the 130th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Gararu village has 78 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gararu has about 1385 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Gararu is 175025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gararu covers 46.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gararu falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gararu is Olinda, about 45 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 village for Gararu.

Gararu is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gararu is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.9 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Sarkaghat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.