About Gharno Village

Gharno is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 145 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharno Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharno village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	80.43 hectares
Population	296
Male Population	145
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharno compares

By the 2011 count Gharno is the 44th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 80.43 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gharno

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

Gharno lies about 28 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 12 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 Gharno
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	12 km
Nearest town	Shimla	16 km
District headquarters	Solan	28 km

Villages closest to Gharno

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharno village had a population of 296. That makes it the 44th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Gharno village has 145 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharno has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gharno is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharno covers 80.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharno falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharno is Jutogh, about 12 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 Gharno.

Gharno is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharno is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 3.8 km away. Jutogh is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.