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About Ghandera Village

Ghandera is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 117 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176073, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176073
Area (hectares) 86.65 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 117
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
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 Ghandera compares

By the 2011 count Ghandera is the 32nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 86.65 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Ghandera

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

Ghandera lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, 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 Ghandera
Tehsil headquarters Thural 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Ghandera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandera village had a population of 249. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Ghandera village has 117 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandera has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Ghandera is 176073. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandera covers 86.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghandera is Panchrukhi, 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 Ghandera.

Ghandera is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandera is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 5.2 km away. Panchrukhi is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairghatta (under 2 km), Balh Bhurian (under 2 km) and Dhaniara (1.9 km).

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

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