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About Bastla Ghayana Village

Bastla Ghayana is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 160 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastla Ghayana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastla Ghayana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 26.5 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 160
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastla Ghayana compares

By the 2011 count Bastla Ghayana is the 72nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 26.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Bastla Ghayana

Bastla Ghayana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bastla Ghayana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bastla Ghayana from other places

Bastla Ghayana lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Bastla Ghayana
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km

Villages closest to Bastla Ghayana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 Bastla Ghayana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastla Ghayana village had a population of 329. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bastla Ghayana village has 160 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastla Ghayana has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Bastla Ghayana is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastla Ghayana covers 26.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bastla Ghayana falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bastla Ghayana is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bastla Ghayana.

Bastla Ghayana is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastla Ghayana is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Sarkaghat is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alyana (under 2 km), Kot (1.6 km) and Surajpur Bari (4.6 km).

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

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