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About Gayari Village

Gayari is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 141 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 300.91 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 141
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gayari compares

By the 2011 count Gayari is the 70th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 300.91 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gayari

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

Gayari lies about 21 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 21 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 Gayari
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Gayari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayari village had a population of 274. That makes it the 70th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Gayari village has 141 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayari has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gayari is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayari covers 300.91 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.

Gayari falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gayari is Summer Hill, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Gayari.

Gayari is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayari is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 21 km away. Chirgaon is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jailot (2.2 km), Bahli (4.8 km) and Rohal (9.8 km).

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

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