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About Ghariana Village

Ghariana is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 92 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghariana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghariana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 24.15 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 92
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghariana compares

By the 2011 count Ghariana is the 88th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 24.15 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ghariana

The census records public bus service for Ghariana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghariana from other places

Ghariana lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 9.5 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 Ghariana
Nearest railway station Dharampur Himachal 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 10 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km

Villages closest to Ghariana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghariana village had a population of 162. That makes it the 88th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Ghariana village has 92 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghariana has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ghariana is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghariana covers 24.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghariana falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghariana is Dharampur Himachal, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ghariana.

Ghariana is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghariana is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 9.5 km away. Kasauli is about 10 km away. Solan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upmohal Nalhog (2.6 km), Thari (2.8 km) and Dhala (3.1 km).

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

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