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About Ghogar Dhar Village

Ghogar Dhar is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 73 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 726 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghogar Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghogar Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 217.05 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 73
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 726
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghogar Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Ghogar Dhar is the 152nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 217.05 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 993.

Getting to Ghogar Dhar

Ghogar Dhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghogar Dhar 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 Ghogar Dhar from other places

Ghogar Dhar lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, 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 Ghogar Dhar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 40 km

Villages closest to Ghogar Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padhar 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 Ghogar Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghogar Dhar village had a population of 126. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Ghogar Dhar village has 73 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghogar Dhar has about 726 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ghogar Dhar is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghogar Dhar covers 217.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghogar Dhar falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghogar Dhar is Jutogh, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghogar Dhar.

Ghogar Dhar is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghogar Dhar is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Padhar is about 28 km away. Mandi 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 Balh Dhar (under 2 km), D P F Chalaudhar (under 2 km) and D P F Deodhar (under 2 km).

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

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