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About Ghammun Village

Ghammun is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 32 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghammun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghammun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 71.68 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 32
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,312
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghammun compares

By the 2011 count Ghammun is the 92nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 71.68 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Ghammun

Ghammun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghammun 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghammun from other places

Ghammun lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.8 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 Ghammun
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Ghammun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghammun village had a population of 74. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Ghammun village has 32 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghammun has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Ghammun is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghammun covers 71.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghammun falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghammun is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance for Ghammun.

Ghammun is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghammun is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 9.8 km away. Dhira is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahr Malaicha (under 2 km), Galohi (under 2 km) and Lahr Banahra (under 2 km).

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

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