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About Ghanghoti Village

Ghanghoti is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 8 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 625 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanghoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 4.83 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 8
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 625
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 Ghanghoti compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghoti is the 174th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 4.83 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ghanghoti

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

Ghanghoti lies about 49 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 25 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 Ghanghoti
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 25 km
Nearest town Shimla 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 33 km
District headquarters Mandi 49 km

Villages closest to Ghanghoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghoti village had a population of 13. That makes it the 174th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Ghanghoti village has 8 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghoti has about 625 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ghanghoti is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanghoti covers 4.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanghoti falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanghoti is Summer Hill, about 25 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 Ghanghoti.

Ghanghoti is about 49 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghoti is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Nihri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanaut (3.4 km), Upperli Chakrad (4.9 km) and D P F Bag (6.2 km).

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

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