About Gijari Village

Gijari is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 120 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gijari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gijari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	232
Male Population	120
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gijari compares

By the 2011 count Gijari is the 124th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gijari

Gijari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gijari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gijari from other places

Gijari lies about 21 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 Gijari
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	3.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	21 km

Villages closest to Gijari

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.

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Common questions about Gijari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gijari village had a population of 232. That makes it the 124th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Gijari village has 120 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gijari has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gijari is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gijari covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gijari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gijari.

Gijari is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gijari is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 3.6 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.