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About Ghundera Village

Ghundera is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 192 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghundera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghundera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 192
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Ghundera compares

By the 2011 count Ghundera is the 46th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ghundera

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

Ghundera lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Ghundera
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 52 km

Villages closest to Ghundera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghundera village had a population of 384. That makes it the 46th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Ghundera village has 192 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghundera has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ghundera is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghundera covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghundera falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghundera is Nurpur Road, about 52 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 Ghundera.

Ghundera 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.

Ghundera is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhulera (under 2 km), Kharoti (under 2 km) and Guthan (under 2 km).

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

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