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About Garei Village

Garei is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 61 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garei village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 89.62 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 61
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garei compares

By the 2011 count Garei is the 128th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 89.62 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Garei

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

Garei lies about 49 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 Garei
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 49 km

Villages closest to Garei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garei village had a population of 120. That makes it the 128th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Garei village has 61 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garei has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Garei is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garei covers 89.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garei falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Garei notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Garei.

Garei is about 49 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garei is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamta Shila (1.8 km), Tahu (6.7 km) and Up Muhal Tahu Ii (6.7 km).

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

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