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About Ghayar Village

Ghayar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 187 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghayar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghayar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 285 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 187
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Ghayar compares

By the 2011 count Ghayar is the 51st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ghayar

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

Ghayar lies about 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 58 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 Ghayar
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 58 km

Villages closest to Ghayar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghayar village had a population of 378. That makes it the 51st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Ghayar village has 187 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghayar has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ghayar is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghayar covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghayar falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghayar is Summer Hill, about 58 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 Ghayar.

Ghayar is about 35 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghayar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Summer Hill is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bung (under 2 km), Bhekhali (1.6 km) and Pokhri Dhar (1.7 km).

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

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