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About Ghani Village

Ghani is a large village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,283, made up of 1,624 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1833 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghani village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mendhar
Pincode 185111
Area (hectares) 1833 hectares
Population 3,283
Male Population 1,624
Female Population 1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghani compares

By the 2011 count Ghani is the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 1833 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ghani

Ghani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghani 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dharatti, Dhargloon, Dobraj and Fangot. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghani

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghani village had a population of 3,283. That makes it the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Ghani village has 1,624 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghani has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ghani is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghani covers 1833 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghani falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Ghani notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Ghani.

Ghani is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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