About Ghanagu Village

Ghanagu is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 51 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanagu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanagu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	67 hectares
Population	116
Male Population	51
Female Population	65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,275
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanagu compares

By the 2011 count Ghanagu is the 141st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Ghanagu

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

Ghanagu lies about 25 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.8 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 Ghanagu
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	2.8 km
Nearest town	Shimla	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	18 km
District headquarters	Solan	25 km

Villages closest to Ghanagu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanagu village had a population of 116. That makes it the 141st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Ghanagu village has 51 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanagu has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Ghanagu is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanagu covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghanagu falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanagu is Summer Hill, about 2.8 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 Ghanagu.

Ghanagu is about 25 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanagu is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 2.8 km away. Shimla is about 2.9 km away. Arki is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.