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About Garb Khurd Village

Garb Khurd is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 33 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garb Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garb Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 33
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garb Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Garb Khurd is the 327th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Garb Khurd

Garb Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garb Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ganheri, Ganiog, Ganoti and Ganperi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Garb Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Garb Khurd village had a population of 66. That makes it the 327th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Garb Khurd village has 33 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garb Khurd has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Garb Khurd is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garb Khurd covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garb Khurd falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Garb Khurd notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Garb Khurd.

Garb Khurd is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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