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About Ghameerpur Village

Ghameerpur is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 103 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghameerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghameerpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176033
Area (hectares) 197.72 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 103
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
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 Ghameerpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghameerpur is the 166th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 197.72 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Ghameerpur

Ghameerpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghameerpur 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 Ghameerpur from other places

Ghameerpur lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, 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 Ghameerpur
Nearest town Talwāra 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Ghameerpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Ghameerpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghameerpur village had a population of 216. That makes it the 166th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Ghameerpur village has 103 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghameerpur has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Ghameerpur is 176033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghameerpur covers 197.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghameerpur falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghameerpur is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 Ghameerpur.

Ghameerpur is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghameerpur is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 6.9 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 12 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beh (6.1 km), Jakhuni (8.4 km) and Jukundi (8.4 km).

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

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