About Ghurshali Village

Ghurshali is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 111 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurshali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurshali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	54.34 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	111
Female Population	103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghurshali compares

By the 2011 count Ghurshali is the 102nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 54.34 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ghurshali

Ghurshali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghurshali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurshali from other places

Ghurshali lies about 3.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 Ghurshali
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	3.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	3.9 km

Villages closest to Ghurshali

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.

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Common questions about Ghurshali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurshali village had a population of 214. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ghurshali village has 111 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurshali has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ghurshali is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurshali covers 54.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghurshali is Summer Hill, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghurshali.

Ghurshali is about 3.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurshali is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 3.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.