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About Gulab Garh Village

Gulab Garh is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 440 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulab Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulab Garh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173020
Area (hectares) 95.57 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 440
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulab Garh compares

By the 2011 count Gulab Garh is the 63rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 95.57 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gulab Garh

Gulab Garh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gulab Garh 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 Gulab Garh from other places

Gulab Garh lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Gulab Garh
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 9.0 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 9.0 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 26 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 49 km

Villages closest to Gulab Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Gulab Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulab Garh village had a population of 888. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Gulab Garh village has 440 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulab Garh has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Gulab Garh is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulab Garh covers 95.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulab Garh falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulab Garh is Dehradun, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gulab Garh.

Gulab Garh is about 26 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulab Garh is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 9.0 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 9.0 km away. Sirmaur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byas (1.7 km), Fatehpur (1.9 km) and Chandpur (2.8 km).

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

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