About Ghanghanu Village

Ghanghanu is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 196 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanghanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghanu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174401
Area (hectares)	72.69 hectares
Population	381
Male Population	196
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanghanu compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghanu is the 66th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 72.69 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ghanghanu

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

Ghanghanu lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, 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 Ghanghanu
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	8.6 km
District headquarters	Mandi	26 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	40 km

Villages closest to Ghanghanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghanu village had a population of 381. That makes it the 66th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Ghanghanu village has 196 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghanu has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ghanghanu is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanghanu covers 72.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanghanu falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanghanu is Olinda, 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 Ghanghanu.

Ghanghanu is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghanu is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.6 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Olinda is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.