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About Ghornala Village

Ghornala is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 29 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghornala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghornala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176195
Area (hectares) 52.26 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 29
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghornala compares

By the 2011 count Ghornala is the 182nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 52.26 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Ghornala

Ghornala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghornala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghornala from other places

Ghornala lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 3.9 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 Ghornala
Nearest railway station Ahju 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 6.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Ghornala

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 Ghornala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghornala village had a population of 62. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Ghornala village has 29 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghornala has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Ghornala is 176195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghornala covers 52.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghornala is Ahju, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghornala.

Ghornala is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghornala is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 3.9 km away. Baijnath is about 6.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samiala (under 2 km), Mandehr Khurd (under 2 km) and Keori (under 2 km).

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

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