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About Gharal Village

Gharal is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 34 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 74.11 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 34
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
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 Gharal compares

By the 2011 count Gharal is the 138th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 74.11 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Gharal

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

Gharal lies about 38 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 Gharal
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 2.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 38 km

Villages closest to Gharal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharal village had a population of 78. That makes it the 138th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Gharal village has 34 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharal has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gharal is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharal covers 74.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharal falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gharal 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 <5 km distance for Gharal.

Gharal is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharal is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 2.4 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirti (under 2 km), Kepu (under 2 km) and Dalan (under 2 km).

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

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