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About Ghewa Village

Ghewa is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 35 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghewa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 35
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghewa compares

By the 2011 count Ghewa is the 166th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ghewa

Ghewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghewa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghewa from other places

Ghewa lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 8.9 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 Ghewa
Nearest railway station Salogra 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 12 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km

Villages closest to Ghewa

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 Ghewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghewa village had a population of 65. That makes it the 166th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Ghewa village has 35 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghewa has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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

Ghewa covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghewa is Salogra, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghewa.

Ghewa is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghewa is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 8.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 12 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jethna (under 2 km), Jadhyal (1.6 km) and Kano (1.8 km).

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

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