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About Ghaith Village

Ghaith is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 89 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaith Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaith village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 125.71 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 89
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Ghaith compares

By the 2011 count Ghaith is the 106th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 125.71 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ghaith

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

Ghaith lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Ghaith
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 26 km

Villages closest to Ghaith

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaith village had a population of 175. That makes it the 106th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Ghaith village has 89 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaith has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ghaith is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaith covers 125.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaith falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaith is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Ghaith.

Ghaith is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaith is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maingal Pir (under 2 km), Bhurtiyal (under 2 km) and Gagnala (under 2 km).

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

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