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About Grasu Village

Grasu is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 202 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Grasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Grasu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 65.28 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 202
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Grasu compares

By the 2011 count Grasu is the 28th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 65.28 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Grasu

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

Grasu lies about 47 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 Grasu
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 2.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Grasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Grasu village had a population of 391. That makes it the 28th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Grasu village has 202 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Grasu has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Grasu is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Grasu covers 65.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Grasu falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Grasu 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 Grasu.

Grasu is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Grasu is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 2.2 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loti (under 2 km), D P F Mundar (under 2 km) and Mundar (under 2 km).

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

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