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About Ghalor Village

Ghalor is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 117 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 41.97 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 117
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghalor compares

By the 2011 count Ghalor is the 78th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 41.97 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ghalor

Ghalor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghalor 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghalor from other places

Ghalor lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 2.6 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 Ghalor
Nearest railway station Bharmar 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 5.2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Ghalor

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 Ghalor

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalor village had a population of 245. That makes it the 78th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Ghalor village has 117 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalor has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ghalor is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalor covers 41.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghalor is Bharmar, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ghalor is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalor is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 2.6 km away. Fatehpur is about 5.2 km away. Talwāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takoli Ghirthan (under 2 km), Takoli Sikrialan (under 2 km) and Saroli (under 2 km).

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

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