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About Gabar Village

Gabar is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 74 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gabar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 62.12 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 74
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Gabar compares

By the 2011 count Gabar is the 86th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 62.12 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Gabar

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

Gabar lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 3.4 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 Gabar
Nearest railway station Kalka 3.4 km
Nearest town Kālka 3.8 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 27 km

Villages closest to Gabar

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 Gabar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gabar village had a population of 139. That makes it the 86th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Gabar village has 74 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gabar has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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

Gabar covers 62.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gabar is Kalka, about 3.4 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 Gabar.

Gabar is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gabar is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Kalka is about 3.4 km away. Kālka is about 3.8 km away. Solan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiyararu (3.3 km), Chamdar (5.2 km) and Chiar (5.2 km).

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

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