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About Ghusnu Village

Ghusnu is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghusnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghusnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 3 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Ghusnu compares

By the 2011 count Ghusnu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 3 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ghusnu

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

Ghusnu lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Ghusnu
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 10 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 15 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 40 km

Villages closest to Ghusnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghusnu village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Ghusnu village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghusnu has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ghusnu is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghusnu covers 3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghusnu falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghusnu is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Ghusnu.

Ghusnu is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghusnu is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 10 km away. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naihra (under 2 km), D P F Kandhi (3.2 km) and Kandhi (3.2 km).

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

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