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About Graon Village

Graon is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 53 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Graon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Graon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 120.28 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 53
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Graon compares

By the 2011 count Graon is the 125th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 120.28 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Graon

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

Graon lies about 16 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 Graon
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Graon

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 Graon

As per the Census of India 2011, Graon village had a population of 104. That makes it the 125th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Graon village has 53 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Graon has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Graon covers 120.28 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.

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

The census record for Graon 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 Graon.

Graon is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Graon is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padain (under 2 km), Khaira (2.0 km) and Chauki (2.1 km).

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

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