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About Gharshal Up Mahal Village

Gharshal Up Mahal is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 86 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharshal Up Mahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharshal Up Mahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171224
Area (hectares) 137.08 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 86
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
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 Gharshal Up Mahal compares

By the 2011 count Gharshal Up Mahal is the 91st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 137.08 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 954.

Getting to Gharshal Up Mahal

Gharshal Up Mahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharshal Up Mahal 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 Gharshal Up Mahal from other places

Gharshal Up Mahal lies about 3.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 Gharshal Up Mahal
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 3.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.9 km

Villages closest to Gharshal Up Mahal

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 Gharshal Up Mahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharshal Up Mahal village had a population of 159. That makes it the 91st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Gharshal Up Mahal village has 86 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharshal Up Mahal has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gharshal Up Mahal is 171224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharshal Up Mahal covers 137.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharshal Up Mahal falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharshal Up Mahal is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 Gharshal Up Mahal.

Gharshal Up Mahal is about 3.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharshal Up Mahal is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 3.5 km away. Chirgaon is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 3.9 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 Kharshali (under 2 km), D P F Rikshal (under 2 km) and Kharshali (under 2 km).

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

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