About Garu Village

Garu is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 84 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173213
Area (hectares)	49.98 hectares
Population	167
Male Population	84
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garu compares

By the 2011 count Garu is the 69th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 49.98 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Garu

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

Garu lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 3.7 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 Garu
Nearest railway station	Kathleeghat	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	8.1 km
Nearest town	Shimla	13 km
District headquarters	Solan	14 km

Villages closest to Garu

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.

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Common questions about Garu

As per the Census of India 2011, Garu village had a population of 167. That makes it the 69th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Garu village has 84 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garu has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Garu is 173213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garu covers 49.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Garu is Kathleeghat, about 3.7 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 Garu.

Garu is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garu is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 3.7 km away. Kandaghat is about 8.1 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.