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About Ghaniyara Village

Ghaniyara is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 81 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaniyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaniyara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177045
Area (hectares) 17.96 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 81
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
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 Ghaniyara compares

By the 2011 count Ghaniyara is the 151st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 17.96 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Ghaniyara

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

Ghaniyara lies about 37 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 11 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 Ghaniyara
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 37 km

Villages closest to Ghaniyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaniyara village had a population of 176. That makes it the 151st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Ghaniyara village has 81 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaniyara has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Ghaniyara is 177045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaniyara covers 17.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghaniyara falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaniyara is Jawalamukhi Road, about 11 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 Ghaniyara.

Ghaniyara is about 37 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaniyara is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 11 km away. Nadaun is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malankar (2.3 km), Telkar (3.5 km) and Loharkar (3.6 km).

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

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