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About Ghartholi Village

Ghartholi is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 437 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghartholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghartholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176052
Area (hectares) 111.96 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 437
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghartholi compares

By the 2011 count Ghartholi is the 32nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 111.96 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ghartholi

Ghartholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghartholi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghartholi from other places

Ghartholi lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 4.1 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 Ghartholi
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km

Villages closest to Ghartholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghartholi village had a population of 896. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Ghartholi village has 437 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghartholi has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ghartholi is 176052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghartholi covers 111.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghartholi falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghartholi is Chamunda Marg, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghartholi.

Ghartholi is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghartholi is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 4.1 km away. Dharmsala is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padar (under 2 km), Rasehr (under 2 km) and Uthargaran (under 2 km).

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

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