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About Ghrema Village

Ghrema is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 121 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghrema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghrema village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171224
Area (hectares) 84.37 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 121
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghrema compares

By the 2011 count Ghrema is the 71st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 84.37 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Ghrema

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

Ghrema lies about 58 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 Ghrema
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Ghrema

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghrema village had a population of 225. That makes it the 71st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Ghrema village has 121 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghrema has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Ghrema is 171224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghrema covers 84.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghrema falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghrema 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 10+ km distance for Ghrema.

Ghrema is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghrema is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sungri (2.8 km), D P F Sharmali Awal (3.8 km) and D P F Sharmali Doyam (3.8 km).

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

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