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About Salghun Ghantha Village

Salghun Ghantha is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 15 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salghun Ghantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salghun Ghantha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 26.48 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 15
Female Population 15
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 Salghun Ghantha compares

By the 2011 count Salghun Ghantha is the 171st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 26.48 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Salghun Ghantha

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

Salghun Ghantha lies about 12 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 31 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 Salghun Ghantha
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 6.3 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 31 km
Nearest town Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Salghun Ghantha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Salghun Ghantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Salghun Ghantha village had a population of 30. That makes it the 171st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Salghun Ghantha village has 15 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salghun Ghantha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Salghun Ghantha is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salghun Ghantha covers 26.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salghun Ghantha falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salghun Ghantha is Panchrukhi, about 31 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 Salghun Ghantha.

Salghun Ghantha is about 12 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salghun Ghantha is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 6.3 km away. Hamirpur is about 12 km away. Panchrukhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salghun Hira (under 2 km), Salghun Lachho (under 2 km) and Bhog (under 2 km).

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

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