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About Ghareawat Village

Ghareawat is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 134 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghareawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghareawat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 134
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghareawat compares

By the 2011 count Ghareawat is the 54th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ghareawat

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

Ghareawat lies about 30 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 Ghareawat
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Ghareawat

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 Ghareawat

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghareawat village had a population of 269. That makes it the 54th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Ghareawat village has 134 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghareawat has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ghareawat is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghareawat covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Ghareawat is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghareawat is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karewati (2.5 km), Khatkar (2.5 km) and Dogri (4.5 km).

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

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