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About Ghalri Village

Ghalri is a mid sized village in Barara tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 401 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 134204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalri village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Barara
Pincode 134204
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 401
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghalri compares

By the 2011 count Ghalri is the 97th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Ghalri

Ghalri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghalri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghalri from other places

Ghalri lies about 23 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Tandwal, about under 2 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 Ghalri
Nearest railway station Tandwal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barara 5.1 km
Nearest town Barāra 5.1 km
District headquarters Ambala 23 km

Villages closest to Ghalri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalri village had a population of 788. That makes it the 97th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Ghalri village has 401 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalri has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Ghalri is 134204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalri covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghalri falls under Barara tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Ghalri is Tandwal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghalri.

Ghalri is about 23 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalri is in Barara tehsil of Ambala district. Tandwal is about under 2 km away. Barara is about 5.1 km away. Barāra is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tandwal (1.8 km), Rajauli (2.0 km) and Chahal Majra (2.1 km).

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

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