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About Gan Khetar Village

Gan Khetar is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 373 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gan Khetar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gan Khetar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 68.06 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 373
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gan Khetar compares

By the 2011 count Gan Khetar is the 38th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 68.06 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Gan Khetar

Gan Khetar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gan Khetar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gan Khetar from other places

Gan Khetar lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 1.5 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 Gan Khetar
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath under 2 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir 1.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 37 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Gan Khetar

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 Gan Khetar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gan Khetar village had a population of 721. That makes it the 38th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Gan Khetar village has 373 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gan Khetar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

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

Gan Khetar covers 68.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gan Khetar falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gan Khetar is Baijnath Mandir, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gan Khetar is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gan Khetar is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about under 2 km away. Baijnath Mandir is about 1.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijnath (under 2 km), Bhattu Buhla (under 2 km) and Malghota (under 2 km).

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

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