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About Giana Village

Giana is a mid sized village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 439 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 366 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 439
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giana compares

By the 2011 count Giana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Giana

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

Giana lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Gumman, about 12 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 Giana
Nearest railway station Gumman 12 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 19 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km

Villages closest to Giana

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.

Common questions about Giana

As per the Census of India 2011, Giana village had a population of 855. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Giana village has 439 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giana has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Giana covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Giana is Gumman, about 12 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 Giana.

Giana is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giana is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Gumman is about 12 km away. Pinjaur is about 13 km away. Darlaghat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalag (3.2 km), Kashlog (3.5 km) and Khali (4.4 km).

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

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