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About Ghaoru Village

Ghaoru is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 95 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaoru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaoru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 95.12 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 95
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Ghaoru compares

By the 2011 count Ghaoru is the 119th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 95.12 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ghaoru

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

Ghaoru lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Ghaoru
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 41 km

Villages closest to Ghaoru

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.

Common questions about Ghaoru

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaoru village had a population of 187. That makes it the 119th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Ghaoru village has 95 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaoru has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Ghaoru covers 95.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghaoru is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Ghaoru.

Ghaoru is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaoru is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Summer Hill is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandrohal (3.9 km), D P F Jhawar Shil (8.7 km) and D P F Shakohar (10 km).

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

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