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About Gharturi Village

Gharturi is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 56 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharturi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 19.27 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 56
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharturi compares

By the 2011 count Gharturi is the 105th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 19.27 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Gharturi

Gharturi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharturi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gharturi from other places

Gharturi lies about 4.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 1.5 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 Gharturi
Nearest railway station Salogra 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 4.8 km
District headquarters Solan 4.8 km

Villages closest to Gharturi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharturi village had a population of 118. That makes it the 105th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Gharturi village has 56 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharturi has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Gharturi is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharturi covers 19.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gharturi falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharturi is Salogra, about 1.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gharturi.

Gharturi is about 4.8 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharturi is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 1.5 km away. Darlaghat is about 4.8 km away. Solan is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bumbeli (under 2 km), Basiana (2.9 km) and Berl (3.8 km).

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

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