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About Ghartholi Village

Ghartholi is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,956, made up of 957 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghartholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghartholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,956
Male Population 957
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghartholi compares

By the 2011 count Ghartholi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Ghartholi

Ghartholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghartholi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghartholi from other places

Ghartholi lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 2.5 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 Ghartholi
Nearest railway station Paror 2.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Ghartholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghartholi village had a population of 1,956. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Ghartholi village has 957 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghartholi has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Ghartholi is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghartholi covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghartholi falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghartholi is Paror, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghartholi.

Ghartholi is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghartholi is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 2.5 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Baijnath is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simbal (5.5 km), Bari (6.0 km) and Chaniara (6.1 km).

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

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