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About Ghurohn Village

Ghurohn is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 180 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurohn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurohn village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 179.65 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 180
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Ghurohn compares

By the 2011 count Ghurohn is the 159th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 179.65 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Ghurohn

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

Ghurohn lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 5.0 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 Ghurohn
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.9 km
Nearest town Mamun 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 45 km

Villages closest to Ghurohn

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 Ghurohn

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurohn village had a population of 349. That makes it the 159th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Ghurohn village has 180 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurohn has about 939 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 Ghurohn is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurohn covers 179.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghurohn is Nurpur Road, about 5.0 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 Ghurohn.

Ghurohn is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurohn is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 5.0 km away. Nurpur is about 8.9 km away. Mamun is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rapar (under 2 km), Jandu Kut (1.7 km) and Kut (1.7 km).

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

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