Gharwasra is a very small village in Bilaspur District of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is controlled by the Gharwasra Panchayat and is located approximately 31 km towards west from head quarters Bilaspur,19 Kilometres from Ghumarwin and86 KM from the State capital Shimla. Sundar Nagar,Nangal , Hamirpur, Rupnagar are some of the near by Cities to Gharwasra. Hamirpur District Bijhri is in the North. Bakroa which is 5 km , Daslehra and Bhakra which is 8 km, Lehri and Saloha is which are 11 km are the nearby villages to Gharwasra. Gharwasra is surrounded by Jhandutta and Ghumarwin Tehsil towards East , towards East , Una Tehsil towards west and the Anandpur Sahib Tehsil towards farther south.
Gharwasra is known for its Basket weaving out of which they produce baskets, boxes, and other storage items/ utensils and the Pattal craft which are plates made out of huge leaves of Palmyra palm which is known as “taad” in hindi. Government has provided the villagers with machines to heat press the leaves and stitch them from the top to make plates. These plates are usually sold during marriages and other ceremonies.
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