About Ghaton Village

Ghaton is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 464 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaton Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaton village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173023
Area (hectares)	1299 hectares
Population	863
Male Population	464
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaton compares

By the 2011 count Ghaton is the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 1299 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 957.

Getting to Ghaton

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

Ghaton lies about 6.2 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 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 Ghaton
Tehsil headquarters	Renuka	6.2 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	24 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	44 km

Villages closest to Ghaton

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaton village had a population of 863. That makes it the 17th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Ghaton village has 464 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaton has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ghaton is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaton covers 1299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaton falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaton is Salogra, about 44 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 10+ km distance for Ghaton.

Ghaton is about 6.2 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaton is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 6.2 km away. Sirmaur is about 6.2 km away. Nāhan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.