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About Ghiana Khurd Village

Ghiana Khurd is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 219 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiana Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiana Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176001
Area (hectares) 51.07 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 219
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghiana Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Ghiana Khurd is the 78th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 51.07 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ghiana Khurd

Ghiana Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghiana Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghiana Khurd from other places

Ghiana Khurd lies about 9.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 7.1 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 Ghiana Khurd
Nearest railway station Samloti 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 7.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 7.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.5 km

Villages closest to Ghiana Khurd

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 Ghiana Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiana Khurd village had a population of 433. That makes it the 78th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Ghiana Khurd village has 219 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiana Khurd has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Ghiana Khurd covers 51.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghiana Khurd is Samloti, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghiana Khurd.

Ghiana Khurd is about 9.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiana Khurd is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 7.1 km away. Dharmsala is about 7.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Khola (under 2 km), Parol (under 2 km) and Gharopura (under 2 km).

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

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