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About Gantharu Village

Gantharu is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 126 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gantharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantharu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 95.84 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 126
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gantharu compares

By the 2011 count Gantharu is the 148th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 95.84 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gantharu

Gantharu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gantharu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gantharu from other places

Gantharu lies about 42 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Gantharu
Tehsil headquarters Amb 19 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km
District headquarters Una 42 km

Villages closest to Gantharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantharu village had a population of 269. That makes it the 148th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Gantharu village has 126 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantharu has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Gantharu is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gantharu covers 95.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gantharu falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gantharu is Tripal, about 19 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 village for Gantharu.

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

Gantharu is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 19 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlehar (under 2 km), Behar Jaswan Kashi (under 2 km) and Bhalehar (under 2 km).

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

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