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About Ganheri Village

Ganheri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 65 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 754 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganheri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 65
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 754
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganheri compares

By the 2011 count Ganheri is the 211th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ganheri

Ganheri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ganheri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganheri from other places

Ganheri lies about 7.0 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 1.5 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 Ganheri
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.0 km

Villages closest to Ganheri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Ganheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganheri village had a population of 114. That makes it the 211th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ganheri village has 65 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganheri has about 754 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ganheri is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganheri covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganheri falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganheri is Shoghi railway station, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganheri.

Ganheri is about 7.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganheri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 1.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.0 km away. Shimla is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalel (under 2 km), Lagru (under 2 km) and Batlana (under 2 km).

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

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