About Ghurla Village

Ghurla is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 157 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	84.68 hectares
Population	309
Male Population	157
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurla compares

By the 2011 count Ghurla is the 28th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 84.68 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ghurla

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

Ghurla lies about 44 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 Ghurla
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	6.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Ghurla

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 Ghurla

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurla village had a population of 309. That makes it the 28th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Ghurla village has 157 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurla has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Ghurla covers 84.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ghurla 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 10+ km distance for Ghurla.

Ghurla is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurla is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 6.1 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.