About Ghiana Kalan Village

Ghiana Kalan is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 180 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiana Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiana Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176001
Area (hectares)	23.78 hectares
Population	362
Male Population	180
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiana Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghiana Kalan is the 89th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 23.78 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ghiana Kalan

Ghiana Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghiana Kalan 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 Ghiana Kalan from other places

Ghiana Kalan lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Ghiana Kalan
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	21 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Ghiana Kalan

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.

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Common questions about Ghiana Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiana Kalan village had a population of 362. That makes it the 89th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Ghiana Kalan village has 180 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiana Kalan has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ghiana Kalan is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiana Kalan covers 23.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghiana Kalan falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghiana Kalan is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Ghiana Kalan.

Ghiana Kalan is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiana Kalan is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharmsala is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.