About Gaher Village

Gaher is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 106 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaher village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171215
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	106
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaher compares

By the 2011 count Gaher is the 76th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gaher

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

Gaher lies about 26 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 Gaher
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	20 km
District headquarters	Shimla	26 km

Villages closest to Gaher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaher village had a population of 195. That makes it the 76th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Gaher village has 106 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaher has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gaher is 171215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaher covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaher falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gaher 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 Gaher.

Gaher is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaher is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.