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About Gara Village

Gara is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 26 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 33.52 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 26
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gara compares

By the 2011 count Gara is the 182nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 33.52 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gara

The census records public bus service for Gara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gara from other places

Gara lies about 5.4 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Solan Brewery, about 4.7 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 Gara
Nearest railway station Solan Brewery 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 4.8 km
District headquarters Solan 5.4 km

Villages closest to Gara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gara village had a population of 53. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Gara village has 26 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gara has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gara is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gara covers 33.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gara falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gara is Solan Brewery, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gara.

Gara is about 5.4 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gara is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Solan Brewery is about 4.7 km away. Kandaghat is about 4.8 km away. Solan is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaihar (under 2 km), Up Mohal Shildu (1.7 km) and Basha (2.1 km).

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

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