About Ghech Village

Ghech is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 36 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghech village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	67
Male Population	36
Female Population	31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghech compares

By the 2011 count Ghech is the 324th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Ghech

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

Ghech lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.9 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 Ghech
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Ghech

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.

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Common questions about Ghech

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghech village had a population of 67. That makes it the 324th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ghech village has 36 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghech has about 861 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 Ghech is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghech covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghech is Jutogh, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghech.

Ghech is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghech is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.