About Ghangret Village

Ghangret is a mid sized village in Bharwain tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 591 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghangret Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghangret village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
Tehsil	Bharwain
Pincode	177110
Area (hectares)	345.56 hectares
Population	1,178
Male Population	591
Female Population	587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghangret compares

By the 2011 count Ghangret is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 345.56 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Ghangret

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

Ghangret lies about 50 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 6.8 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 Ghangret
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bharwain	12 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	16 km
District headquarters	Una	50 km

Villages closest to Ghangret

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

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Common questions about Ghangret

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghangret village had a population of 1,178. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Ghangret village has 591 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghangret has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Ghangret is 177110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghangret covers 345.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghangret falls under Bharwain tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghangret is Kartoli Punjab, about 6.8 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 Ghangret.

Ghangret is about 50 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghangret is in Bharwain tehsil of Una district. Kartoli Punjab is about 6.8 km away. Bharwain is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.