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About Ghatarda Village

Ghatarda is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 109 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatarda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 126204
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 109
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
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 Ghatarda compares

By the 2011 count Ghatarda is the 109th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Ghatarda

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

Ghatarda lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 19 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 Ghatarda
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 4.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 15 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km

Villages closest to Ghatarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatarda village had a population of 195. That makes it the 109th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Ghatarda village has 109 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatarda has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Ghatarda is 126204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatarda covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatarda falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatarda is Jawanwala Shahr, about 19 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 Ghatarda.

Ghatarda is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatarda is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 15 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjgran (2.6 km), Khariri (3.3 km) and Dramman (3.5 km).

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

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