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About Gharech Village

Gharech is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 99 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 143.23 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 99
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharech compares

By the 2011 count Gharech is the 122nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 143.23 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gharech

Gharech is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharech as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gharech from other places

Gharech lies about 7.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 6.7 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 Gharech
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.6 km

Villages closest to Gharech

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 Gharech

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharech village had a population of 194. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Gharech village has 99 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharech has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gharech is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharech covers 143.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharech is Summer Hill, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance for Gharech.

Gharech is about 7.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharech is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 6.7 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.6 km away. Shimla is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shera Kalan (under 2 km), Shera Khurd (under 2 km) and Chaola (under 2 km).

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

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