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About Ghararoo Village

Ghararoo is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 23 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghararoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghararoo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 17.84 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 23
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Ghararoo compares

By the 2011 count Ghararoo is the 397th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 17.84 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 987.

Getting to Ghararoo

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

Ghararoo lies about 24 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 12 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 Ghararoo
Nearest railway station Salogra 12 km
Nearest town Solan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 24 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Ghararoo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Ghararoo

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghararoo village had a population of 43. That makes it the 397th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ghararoo village has 23 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghararoo has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ghararoo is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghararoo covers 17.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghararoo falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghararoo is Salogra, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghararoo.

Ghararoo is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghararoo is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 12 km away. Solan is about 13 km away. Shimla Rural is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (2.0 km), Bagagli (2.0 km) and Bagoloo (2.0 km).

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

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