About Ghoran Village

Ghoran is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 495 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoran village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	341.06 hectares
Population	972
Male Population	495
Female Population	477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoran compares

By the 2011 count Ghoran is the 36th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 341.06 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ghoran

Ghoran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghoran 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 Ghoran from other places

Ghoran lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Ghoran
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	18 km
Nearest town	Chamba	20 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	51 km

Villages closest to Ghoran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoran village had a population of 972. That makes it the 36th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Ghoran village has 495 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoran has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ghoran is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoran covers 341.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoran falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoran is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Ghoran.

Ghoran is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoran is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.