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About Ghura Village

Ghura is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 73.17 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 75
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Ghura compares

By the 2011 count Ghura is the 270th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 73.17 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ghura

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

Ghura lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 20 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 Ghura
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 29 km

Villages closest to Ghura

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.

Common questions about Ghura

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghura village had a population of 146. That makes it the 270th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Ghura village has 75 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghura has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Ghura covers 73.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghura is Kangra Mandir, about 20 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 Ghura.

Ghura 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.

Ghura is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golwan Khas (2.3 km), Ghatrot (3.3 km) and Mehrka (6.7 km).

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

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