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About Ghial Khech Village

Ghial Khech is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 13 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghial Khech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghial Khech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 7.18 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 13
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghial Khech compares

By the 2011 count Ghial Khech is the 257th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 7.18 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Ghial Khech

Ghial Khech is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghial Khech 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghial Khech from other places

Ghial Khech lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 29 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 Ghial Khech
Tehsil headquarters Arki 15 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 29 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 32 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Ghial Khech

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.

Common questions about Ghial Khech

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghial Khech village had a population of 27. That makes it the 257th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Ghial Khech village has 13 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghial Khech has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Ghial Khech covers 7.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghial Khech falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghial Khech is Kiratpur Sahib, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Ghial Khech.

Ghial Khech is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghial Khech is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 15 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 29 km away. Sundarnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namol (under 2 km), Sai (2.1 km) and Susai (2.1 km).

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

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