About Ghata Village

Ghata is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 221 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghata village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Indora
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	113.86 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	221
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghata compares

By the 2011 count Ghata is the 57th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 113.86 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Ghata

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

Ghata lies about 60 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about under 2 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 Ghata
Nearest railway station	Chak Kalan	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Indora	13 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	60 km

Villages closest to Ghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghata village had a population of 462. That makes it the 57th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Ghata village has 221 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghata has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Ghata is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghata covers 113.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghata falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghata is Chak Kalan, about under 2 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 Ghata.

Ghata is about 60 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghata is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Chak Kalan is about under 2 km away. Indora is about 13 km away. Mukeriān is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.