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About Ghasi Gaon Village

Ghasi Gaon is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 117 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasi Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasi Gaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 117
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Ghasi Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghasi Gaon is the 63rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 981.

Getting to Ghasi Gaon

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

Ghasi Gaon lies about 36 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 Ghasi Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Ghasi Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 Ghasi Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasi Gaon village had a population of 225. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Ghasi Gaon village has 117 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasi Gaon has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ghasi Gaon is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasi Gaon covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghasi Gaon falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghasi Gaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghasi Gaon.

Ghasi Gaon is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasi Gaon is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakrot (under 2 km), Khorwi (under 2 km) and Sholwi (under 2 km).

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

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