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About Ghogarwal Village

Ghogarwal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 110 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghogarwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghogarwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 63.27 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 110
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghogarwal compares

By the 2011 count Ghogarwal is the 145th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 63.27 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 918.

Getting to Ghogarwal

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

Ghogarwal lies about 42 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 9.8 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 Ghogarwal
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 9.8 km
Nearest town Baddi 12 km
District headquarters Solan 42 km

Villages closest to Ghogarwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghogarwal village had a population of 199. That makes it the 145th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Ghogarwal village has 110 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghogarwal has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Ghogarwal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghogarwal covers 63.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghogarwal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghogarwal is Ghanauli, about 9.8 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 Ghogarwal.

Ghogarwal is about 42 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghogarwal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 2.8 km away. Ghanauli is about 9.8 km away. Baddi 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 Musewal (under 2 km), Thanthewal (under 2 km) and Karpalpur (under 2 km).

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

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