About Ghat Village

Ghat is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 82 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	126.13 hectares
Population	151
Male Population	82
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Ghat is the 60th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 126.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Ghat

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

Ghat lies about 51 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 Ghat
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	5.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	51 km

Villages closest to Ghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghat village had a population of 151. That makes it the 60th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Ghat village has 82 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghat has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ghat is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghat covers 126.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghat falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghat 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 10+ km distance for Ghat.

Ghat is about 51 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghat is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.