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About Ghaghetta Village

Ghaghetta is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 25 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,480 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghetta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghetta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176092
Area (hectares) 33.98 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 25
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,480
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ghaghetta compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghetta is the 73rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 33.98 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1158.

Getting to Ghaghetta

Ghaghetta 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 Ghaghetta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. The nearest villages by name are Dugehar, Duhak Kalan, Duhak Khurd and Garder. 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 Ghaghetta

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghetta village had a population of 62. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Ghaghetta village has 25 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghetta has about 1480 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghetta is 176092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghetta covers 33.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghetta falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghaghetta notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghaghetta.

Ghaghetta is in Thural 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 Ghaghetta today is likely to be higher.

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