Skip to main content

About Ghisar Village

Ghisar is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 239 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1112.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghisar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghisar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Pincode 412212
Area (hectares) 1112.07 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 239
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghisar compares

By the 2011 count Ghisar is the 40th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 1112.07 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ghisar

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

Ghisar lies about 40 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Mangaon, about 30 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 Ghisar
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 8.0 km
Nearest town Mahād 28 km
Nearest railway station Mangaon 30 km
District headquarters Pune 40 km

Villages closest to Ghisar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghisar village had a population of 491. That makes it the 40th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Ghisar village has 239 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghisar has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Ghisar is 412212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghisar covers 1112.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghisar falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghisar is Mangaon, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Ghisar.

Ghisar is about 40 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghisar is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 8.0 km away. Mahād is about 28 km away. Mangaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gevhande (2.4 km), Nivi (2.6 km) and Harpud (3.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.