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About Ghar Chandi Village

Ghar Chandi is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 84 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghar Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghar Chandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176034
Area (hectares) 184.23 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 84
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Ghar Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Ghar Chandi is the 124th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 184.23 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Ghar Chandi

Ghar Chandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghar Chandi 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 Ghar Chandi from other places

Ghar Chandi lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Ghar Chandi
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Ghar Chandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 Ghar Chandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghar Chandi village had a population of 171. That makes it the 124th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Ghar Chandi village has 84 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghar Chandi has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Ghar Chandi is 176034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghar Chandi covers 184.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghar Chandi falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghar Chandi is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Ghar Chandi.

Ghar Chandi is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghar Chandi is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 23 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuhara (under 2 km), Dhar Brahmpuri (under 2 km) and Dhar Darumka Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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