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About Gharshi Village

Gharshi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 33 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharshi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 33
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Gharshi compares

By the 2011 count Gharshi is the 316th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gharshi

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

Gharshi lies about 8.1 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 Gharshi
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.1 km

Villages closest to Gharshi

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 Gharshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharshi village had a population of 68. That makes it the 316th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Gharshi village has 33 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharshi has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Gharshi covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gharshi 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 Gharshi.

Gharshi is about 8.1 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharshi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 8.1 km away. Shimla is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boh (under 2 km), Bohag (under 2 km) and Kalian Pur (1.7 km).

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

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