About Ghanala Village

Ghanala is a mid sized village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 437 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sandhol
Pincode	176090
Area (hectares)	143.95 hectares
Population	932
Male Population	437
Female Population	495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,133
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanala compares

By the 2011 count Ghanala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 143.95 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Ghanala

Ghanala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ghanala from other places

Ghanala lies about 108 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 27 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 Ghanala
Tehsil headquarters	Sandhol	13 km
Nearest town	Chamba	18 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	27 km
District headquarters	Mandi	108 km

Villages closest to Ghanala

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

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Common questions about Ghanala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanala village had a population of 932. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Ghanala village has 437 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanala has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Ghanala is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanala covers 143.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanala falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanala is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Ghanala.

Ghanala is about 108 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanala is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Sandhol is about 13 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.