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About Ghared Village

Ghared is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 234 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghared Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghared village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 234
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
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 Ghared compares

By the 2011 count Ghared is the 24th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 959.

Getting to Ghared

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

Ghared lies about 30 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Ghared
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
District headquarters Chamba 30 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km

Villages closest to Ghared

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghared village had a population of 489. That makes it the 24th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Ghared village has 234 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghared has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Ghared is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghared covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghared falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghared is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Ghared.

Ghared is about 30 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghared is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Bharmani (under 2 km), Dhar Arad Panei (under 2 km) and Dhar Bag (under 2 km).

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

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