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About Gastari Village

Gastari is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 86 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gastari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gastari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 86
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Gastari compares

By the 2011 count Gastari is the 89th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gastari

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

Gastari 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 Gastari
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Gastari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gastari village had a population of 170. That makes it the 89th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Gastari village has 86 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gastari has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gastari is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gastari covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gastari falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gastari 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 Gastari.

Gastari 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.

Gastari is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 14 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 Ranwi (under 2 km), Dhawandli (1.9 km) and Dauchi (2.5 km).

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

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