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About Ghator Village

Ghator is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 163 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghator Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghator village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 136.1 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 163
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghator compares

By the 2011 count Ghator is the 11th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 136.1 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1262.

Getting to Ghator

Ghator is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghator 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghator from other places

Ghator lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 2.3 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 Ghator
Nearest railway station Ahju 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Ghator

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Ghator

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghator village had a population of 364. That makes it the 11th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Ghator village has 163 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghator has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Ghator is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghator covers 136.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghator falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghator is Ahju, about 2.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghator.

Ghator is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghator is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 2.3 km away. Lad Bharol is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (under 2 km), Karal (under 2 km) and Karsal (under 2 km).

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

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