About Ghalot Village

Ghalot is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 114 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176115
Area (hectares)	11.2 hectares
Population	212
Male Population	114
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghalot compares

By the 2011 count Ghalot is the 132nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 11.2 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Ghalot

Ghalot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghalot 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 Ghalot from other places

Ghalot lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 4.3 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 Ghalot
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Paprola	4.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	35 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Ghalot

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.

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Common questions about Ghalot

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalot village had a population of 212. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Ghalot village has 114 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalot has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Ghalot is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalot covers 11.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghalot is Baijnath Paprola, about 4.3 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 Ghalot.

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

Ghalot is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 4.2 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 4.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.