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About Ghariach Village

Ghariach is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 115 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghariach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghariach village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 115
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghariach compares

By the 2011 count Ghariach is the 36th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Ghariach

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

Ghariach lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Ghariach
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 15 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Ghariach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghariach village had a population of 234. That makes it the 36th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Ghariach village has 115 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghariach has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Ghariach is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghariach covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghariach falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghariach is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Ghariach.

Ghariach is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghariach is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 15 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badokhari (under 2 km), Bhiokhri (under 2 km) and Chaniari (under 2 km).

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

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