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About Ghorpith Village

Ghorpith is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 176 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorpith Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorpith village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 99.82 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 176
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghorpith compares

By the 2011 count Ghorpith is the 85th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 99.82 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Ghorpith

The census records public bus service for Ghorpith as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ghorpith from other places

Ghorpith lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 4.0 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 Ghorpith
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 5.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Ghorpith

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 Ghorpith

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorpith village had a population of 376. That makes it the 85th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Ghorpith village has 176 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorpith has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

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

Ghorpith covers 99.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghorpith is Majheran Himachal, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghorpith.

Ghorpith is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorpith is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 4.0 km away. Baijnath is about 5.3 km away. Dharamsala 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 Aweri (under 2 km), Gujrehra (under 2 km) and Gangoh (under 2 km).

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

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