About Ghat Village

Ghat is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 114 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171113, 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	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171113
Area (hectares)	93.35 hectares
Population	227
Male Population	114
Female Population	113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Ghat is the 90th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 93.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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 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 Ghat from other places

Ghat lies about 9.1 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.1 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 Ghat
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	9.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	9.1 km

Villages closest to Ghat

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 Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghat village had a population of 227. That makes it the 90th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ghat village has 114 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghat has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ghat is 171113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghat covers 93.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghat is Jutogh, about 5.1 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 Ghat.

Ghat is about 9.1 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 5.1 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.1 km away. Shimla is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.