About Ghil Village

Ghil is a small village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 48 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghil village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Gandoh
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	45.7 hectares
Population	96
Male Population	48
Female Population	48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghil compares

By the 2011 count Ghil is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 45.7 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ghil

Ghil is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghil as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghil from other places

Ghil lies about 34 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 69 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 Ghil
Nearest town	Kishtwār	34 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandoh	34 km
District headquarters	Doda	34 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	69 km

Villages closest to Ghil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghil village had a population of 96. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Ghil village has 48 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghil has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ghil is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghil covers 45.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghil falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ghil is Udhampur, about 69 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghil.

Ghil is about 34 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghil is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 34 km away. Gandoh is about 34 km away. Doda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.