About Ghalot Village

Ghalot is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 55 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	28.34 hectares
Population	112
Male Population	55
Female Population	57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghalot compares

By the 2011 count Ghalot is the 107th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 28.34 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ghalot

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

Ghalot lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.7 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 Ghalot
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	5.7 km
Nearest town	Shimla	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	24 km
District headquarters	Solan	24 km

Villages closest to Ghalot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalot village had a population of 112. That makes it the 107th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Ghalot village has 55 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalot has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Ghalot covers 28.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghalot falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghalot is Jutogh, about 5.7 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 Ghalot.

Ghalot is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalot is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 5.7 km away. Shimla is about 9.6 km away. Darlaghat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.