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About Ghagher Village

Ghagher is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 83 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,386 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 40.9 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 83
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,386
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghagher compares

By the 2011 count Ghagher is the 138th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 40.9 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ghagher

Ghagher is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghagher 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghagher from other places

Ghagher lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 2.8 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 Ghagher
Nearest railway station Tripal 2.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km

Villages closest to Ghagher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagher village had a population of 198. That makes it the 138th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Ghagher village has 83 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagher has about 1386 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Ghagher is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagher covers 40.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagher falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghagher is Tripal, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghagher.

Ghagher is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagher is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 2.8 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Jawali is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahi (3.8 km), Dolba (6.8 km) and Bhareal (8.3 km).

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

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