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About Ghugar Village

Ghugar is a large village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,225, made up of 1,683 males and 1,542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghugar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghugar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 126.72 hectares
Population 3,225
Male Population 1,683
Female Population 1,542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghugar compares

By the 2011 count Ghugar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 126.72 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Ghugar

Ghugar 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 Ghugar 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 Ghugar from other places

Ghugar lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 3.6 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 Ghugar
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 3.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Ghugar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghugar village had a population of 3,225. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Ghugar village has 1,683 males and 1,542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghugar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Ghugar is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghugar covers 126.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghugar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghugar is Palampur Himachal, about 3.6 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 Ghugar.

Ghugar is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghugar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 2.7 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 3.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khilru (under 2 km), Aima (under 2 km) and Nihang (under 2 km).

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

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