About Ghichna Village

Ghichna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 184 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghichna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghichna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	220 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	184
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghichna compares

By the 2011 count Ghichna is the 15th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ghichna

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

Ghichna lies about 37 km from Shimla. 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 Ghichna
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	37 km

Villages closest to Ghichna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghichna village had a population of 351. That makes it the 15th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Ghichna village has 184 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghichna has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Ghichna is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghichna covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghichna falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghichna notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghichna.

Ghichna is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghichna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.