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About Garjewal Village

Garjewal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 21 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garjewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garjewal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 35.69 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 21
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
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 Garjewal compares

By the 2011 count Garjewal is the 255th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 35.69 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Garjewal

Garjewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garjewal 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 Garjewal from other places

Garjewal lies about 46 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 5.5 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 Garjewal
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 8.0 km
Nearest town Ropar 12 km
District headquarters Solan 46 km

Villages closest to Garjewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garjewal village had a population of 37. That makes it the 255th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Garjewal village has 21 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garjewal has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Garjewal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garjewal covers 35.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garjewal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garjewal is Ghanauli, about 5.5 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 Garjewal.

Garjewal is about 46 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garjewal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 5.5 km away. Nalagarh is about 8.0 km away. Ropar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mhaisa Tibba (under 2 km), Ghihar (under 2 km) and Toranwala (under 2 km).

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

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