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About Ghanghauli Village

Ghanghauli is a large village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,208, made up of 1,727 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanghauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202165
Area (hectares) 336.8 hectares
Population 3,208
Male Population 1,727
Female Population 1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanghauli compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghauli is the 33rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 336.8 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Ghanghauli

Ghanghauli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghanghauli as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ghanghauli from other places

Ghanghauli lies about 46 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Hodal, about 23 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 Ghanghauli
Nearest town Jewar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khair 22 km
Nearest railway station Hodal 23 km
District headquarters Aligarh 46 km

Villages closest to Ghanghauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghauli village had a population of 3,208. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Ghanghauli village has 1,727 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghauli has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Ghanghauli is 202165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanghauli covers 336.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanghauli falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanghauli is Hodal, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghanghauli.

Ghanghauli is about 46 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghauli is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 21 km away. Khair is about 22 km away. Hodal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goraula (2.1 km), Jaidpura (2.2 km) and Dewaka (2.9 km).

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

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