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About Ghauru Village

Ghauru is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 135 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghauru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghauru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 140.93 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 135
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghauru compares

By the 2011 count Ghauru is the 100th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 140.93 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ghauru

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

Ghauru lies about 28 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 Ghauru
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 9.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Ghauru

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 Ghauru

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghauru village had a population of 274. That makes it the 100th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Ghauru village has 135 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghauru has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Ghauru covers 140.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghauru 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 Ghauru.

Ghauru is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghauru is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 9.4 km away. Mandi is about 28 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.

The closest recorded villages are Khanokhar (under 2 km), Tihri (under 2 km) and Kun (under 2 km).

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

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