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About Gettey Village

Gettey is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 11 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gettey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gettey village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172114
Area (hectares) 100.99 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 11
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gettey compares

By the 2011 count Gettey is the 60th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 100.99 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1109.

Getting to Gettey

Gettey is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gettey as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dogsa, Dul, Dumley and Duphuk. 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 Gettey

As per the Census of India 2011, Gettey village had a population of 26. That makes it the 60th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Gettey village has 11 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gettey has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Gettey is 172114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gettey covers 100.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gettey falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gettey notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gettey.

Gettey is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti 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 Gettey today is likely to be higher.

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