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About Ghalon Village

Ghalon is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 103 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 103
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Ghalon compares

By the 2011 count Ghalon is the 102nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Ghalon

Ghalon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghalon 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. The nearest villages by name are Gandak, Ganoh Brahmana, Ganoh Rajputtan and Garli Khas. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghalon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalon village had a population of 201. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Ghalon village has 103 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalon has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Ghalon is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalon covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghalon falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghalon notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghalon.

Ghalon is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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