About Girenj Village

Girenj is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 78 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girenj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girenj village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171209
Area (hectares)	48 hectares
Population	138
Male Population	78
Female Population	60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	769
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Girenj compares

By the 2011 count Girenj is the 225th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Girenj

Girenj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Girenj 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girenj from other places

Girenj 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 Girenj
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	6.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	17 km

Villages closest to Girenj

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 Girenj

As per the Census of India 2011, Girenj village had a population of 138. That makes it the 225th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Girenj village has 78 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girenj has about 769 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 Girenj is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girenj covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Girenj 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.

Girenj is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.9 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.