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About Girga Chinar Village

Girga Chinar is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 126 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girga Chinar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girga Chinar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nohra
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 238.81 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 126
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Girga Chinar compares

By the 2011 count Girga Chinar is the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 238.81 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Girga Chinar

The census records public bus service for Girga Chinar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girga Chinar from other places

Girga Chinar lies about 86 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 43 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 Girga Chinar
Tehsil headquarters Nohra 12 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 41 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 43 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 86 km

Villages closest to Girga Chinar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nohra 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 Girga Chinar

As per the Census of India 2011, Girga Chinar village had a population of 245. That makes it the 34th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Girga Chinar village has 126 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girga Chinar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Girga Chinar is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girga Chinar covers 238.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Girga Chinar falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Girga Chinar is Shimla, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Girga Chinar.

Girga Chinar is about 86 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girga Chinar is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nohra is about 12 km away. Sundarnagar is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punnar (under 2 km), Pharog (3.4 km) and Bandal (9.3 km).

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

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