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About Gani Ghat Village

Gani Ghat is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 82 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gani Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gani Ghat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 50.12 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 82
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Gani Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Gani Ghat is the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 50.12 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gani Ghat

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

Gani 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 Gani Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 51 km

Villages closest to Gani Ghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gani Ghat village had a population of 157. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Gani Ghat village has 82 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gani Ghat has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gani Ghat is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gani Ghat covers 50.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gani Ghat falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gani Ghat 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 Gani Ghat.

Gani 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.

Gani Ghat is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 20 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.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Shakla (4.3 km), Bahli (4.7 km) and Kashmolta (5.1 km).

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

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