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About Ghagwan Village

Ghagwan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 61 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 28.31 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 61
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
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 Ghagwan compares

By the 2011 count Ghagwan is the 150th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 28.31 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ghagwan

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

Ghagwan lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 11 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 Ghagwan
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 35 km

Villages closest to Ghagwan

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 Ghagwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagwan village had a population of 127. That makes it the 150th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Ghagwan village has 61 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagwan has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ghagwan is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagwan covers 28.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagwan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghagwan is Buffer Stop, about 11 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 Ghagwan.

Ghagwan is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagwan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Padhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chukku (under 2 km), Khajari (1.7 km) and Sarwala (3.2 km).

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

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