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About Gharer Village

Gharer is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 57 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharer village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 57
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharer compares

By the 2011 count Gharer is the 103rd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Gharer

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

Gharer lies about 23 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 14 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 Gharer
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 14 km
District headquarters Solan 23 km

Villages closest to Gharer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharer village had a population of 111. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Gharer village has 57 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharer has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Gharer is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharer covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharer falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharer is Jabli, about 14 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 Gharer.

Gharer is about 23 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharer is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 8.9 km away. Jabli is about 14 km away. Solan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shil (under 2 km), Rilli Kalan (under 2 km) and Rilli Manjhli (under 2 km).

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

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