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About Ghiuin Village

Ghiuin is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 20 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiuin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiuin village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 145.07 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 20
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
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 Ghiuin compares

By the 2011 count Ghiuin is the 112th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 145.07 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Ghiuin

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

Ghiuin lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Ghiuin
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km

Villages closest to Ghiuin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiuin village had a population of 46. That makes it the 112th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Ghiuin village has 20 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiuin has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Ghiuin is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiuin covers 145.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghiuin falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghiuin is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Ghiuin.

Ghiuin is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiuin is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rang (under 2 km), Khareda (under 2 km) and Berian (under 2 km).

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

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