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About Ghorhab Village

Ghorhab is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 234 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorhab village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 26.61 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 234
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghorhab compares

By the 2011 count Ghorhab is the 56th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 26.61 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Ghorhab

Ghorhab 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 Ghorhab 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 Ghorhab from other places

Ghorhab lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Ghorhab
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km

Villages closest to Ghorhab

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Ghorhab

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorhab village had a population of 462. That makes it the 56th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Ghorhab village has 234 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorhab has about 974 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Ghorhab is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorhab covers 26.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghorhab falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghorhab is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Ghorhab.

Ghorhab is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorhab is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 9.1 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Nagrota Bagwan 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 Muhalkar Khas (3.5 km), Simbal Lahr (4.3 km) and Ban Ghururu (8.6 km).

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

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