About Ghan Village

Ghan is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 99 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176054
Area (hectares)	49.17 hectares
Population	210
Male Population	99
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,121
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghan compares

By the 2011 count Ghan is the 43rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 49.17 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Ghan

Ghan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghan from other places

Ghan lies about 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 12 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 Ghan
Nearest railway station	Talara	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	15 km
Nearest town	Mamun	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	39 km

Villages closest to Ghan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghan village had a population of 210. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Ghan village has 99 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghan has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Ghan is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghan covers 49.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghan falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghan is Talara, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ghan is about 39 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghan is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 12 km away. Baroh is about 15 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.