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About Gharaina Village

Gharaina is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 53 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharaina village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 126.2 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 53
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharaina compares

By the 2011 count Gharaina is the 121st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 126.2 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1036.

Getting to Gharaina

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

Gharaina lies about 39 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 37 km away. 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 Gharaina
Nearest town Sundarnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 37 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Gharaina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharaina village had a population of 113. That makes it the 121st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Gharaina village has 53 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharaina has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Gharaina is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharaina covers 126.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharaina falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharaina is Summer Hill, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gharaina.

Gharaina is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharaina is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Seoni is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagh (3.0 km), Bashailri I (7.5 km) and Bashailri Ii (7.5 km).

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

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