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About Garpiyan Village

Garpiyan is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 51 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 608 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garpiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garpiyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 71.83 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 51
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 608
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garpiyan compares

By the 2011 count Garpiyan is the 295th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 71.83 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Garpiyan

Garpiyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garpiyan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garpiyan from other places

Garpiyan lies about 17 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 Garpiyan
Tehsil headquarters Theog 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Garpiyan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Garpiyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Garpiyan village had a population of 82. That makes it the 295th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Garpiyan village has 51 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garpiyan has about 608 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Garpiyan is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garpiyan covers 71.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garpiyan falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Garpiyan 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 village for Garpiyan.

Garpiyan is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garpiyan is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satog (under 2 km), Kanashi (under 2 km) and Balhari (under 2 km).

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

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