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About Gharoti Village

Gharoti is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 273 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 232.17 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 273
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharoti compares

By the 2011 count Gharoti is the 59th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 232.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gharoti

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

Gharoti lies about 53 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 4.8 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 Gharoti
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 14 km
Nearest town Ropar 22 km
District headquarters Solan 53 km

Villages closest to Gharoti

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 Gharoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharoti village had a population of 552. That makes it the 59th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Gharoti village has 273 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharoti has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Gharoti covers 232.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharoti is Bharatgarh, about 4.8 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 Gharoti.

Gharoti is about 53 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharoti is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 4.8 km away. Nalagarh is about 14 km away. Ropar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (under 2 km), Rakh Raipur (under 2 km) and Malwalan Nihli (under 2 km).

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

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