About Ghania Village

Ghania is a mid sized village in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 390 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghania village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Nowshehra
Pincode	185151
Area (hectares)	383.7 hectares
Population	751
Male Population	390
Female Population	361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghania compares

By the 2011 count Ghania is the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 383.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Ghania

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

Ghania lies about 28 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 45 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 Ghania
Tehsil headquarters	Nowshehra	21 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	28 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	32 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	45 km

Villages closest to Ghania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghania village had a population of 751. That makes it the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Ghania village has 390 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghania has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Ghania is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghania covers 383.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghania falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ghania is Dugga, about 45 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 Ghania.

Ghania is about 28 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghania is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. Nowshehra is about 21 km away. Rajouri is about 28 km away. Rajaori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.