About Garhin Village

Garhin is a mid sized village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 277 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhin village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	257 hectares
Population	533
Male Population	277
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhin compares

By the 2011 count Garhin is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Garhin

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

Garhin lies about 38 km from Shimla. 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 Garhin
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	38 km

Villages closest to Garhin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhin village had a population of 533. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Garhin village has 277 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhin has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Garhin is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhin covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhin falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Garhin 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 Garhin.

Garhin is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhin is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.