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About Ghainti Village

Ghainti is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 46 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghainti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghainti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 46
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghainti compares

By the 2011 count Ghainti is the 133rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ghainti

Ghainti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghainti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghainti from other places

Ghainti lies about 7.1 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 3.6 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 Ghainti
Nearest railway station Salogra 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 4.8 km
District headquarters Solan 7.1 km

Villages closest to Ghainti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghainti village had a population of 94. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Ghainti village has 46 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghainti has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ghainti is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghainti covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghainti falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghainti is Salogra, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghainti.

Ghainti is about 7.1 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghainti is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 3.6 km away. Kandaghat is about 4.8 km away. Solan is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damdar (under 2 km), Jhajha (under 2 km) and Chohra (1.5 km).

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

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