About Ghiot Village

Ghiot is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 148 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	176025
Area (hectares)	23.05 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	148
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiot compares

By the 2011 count Ghiot is the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 23.05 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Ghiot

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

How far is Ghiot from other places

Ghiot lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 14 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 Ghiot
Nearest town	Talwāra	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	36 km

Villages closest to Ghiot

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.

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Common questions about Ghiot

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiot village had a population of 290. That makes it the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Ghiot village has 148 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiot has about 959 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 Ghiot is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiot covers 23.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghiot is Kartoli Punjab, about 14 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 within village for Ghiot.

Ghiot 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.

Ghiot is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 4.1 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 14 km away. Fatehpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.