About Ghati Bilwan Village

Ghati Bilwan is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 321 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghati Bilwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghati Bilwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	176501
Area (hectares)	133.53 hectares
Population	621
Male Population	321
Female Population	300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghati Bilwan compares

By the 2011 count Ghati Bilwan is the 14th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 133.53 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Ghati Bilwan

Ghati Bilwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghati Bilwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Ghati Bilwan from other places

Ghati Bilwan lies about 7.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.4 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 Ghati Bilwan
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	7.5 km
District headquarters	Kangra	7.5 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km

Villages closest to Ghati Bilwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaswan 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 Ghati Bilwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghati Bilwan village had a population of 621. That makes it the 14th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Ghati Bilwan village has 321 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghati Bilwan has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Ghati Bilwan is 176501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghati Bilwan covers 133.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghati Bilwan falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghati Bilwan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.4 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 for Ghati Bilwan.

Ghati Bilwan is about 7.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghati Bilwan is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 2.4 km away. Jaswan is about 7.5 km away. Kangra is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.