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About Ghurnon Village

Ghurnon is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 30 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurnon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurnon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 54.46 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 30
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
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 Ghurnon compares

By the 2011 count Ghurnon is the 339th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 54.46 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ghurnon

Ghurnon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghurnon 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. The nearest villages by name are Gharoli, Gharthara, Ghatrot and Ghoran. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghurnon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurnon village had a population of 62. That makes it the 339th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Ghurnon village has 30 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurnon has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ghurnon is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurnon covers 54.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Ghurnon notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghurnon.

Ghurnon is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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