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About Ghashiwala Village

Ghashiwala is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 83 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246722, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghashiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghashiwala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246722
Area (hectares) 54.39 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 83
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghashiwala compares

By the 2011 count Ghashiwala is the 562nd largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 54.39 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ghashiwala

Ghashiwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghashiwala as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghashiwala from other places

Ghashiwala lies about 63 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Pirumadara, about 29 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 Ghashiwala
Nearest town Afzalgarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Pirumadara 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 30 km
District headquarters Bijnor 63 km

Villages closest to Ghashiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghashiwala village had a population of 161. That makes it the 562nd largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Ghashiwala village has 83 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghashiwala has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Ghashiwala is 246722. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghashiwala covers 54.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghashiwala falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghashiwala is Pirumadara, about 29 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 km distance for Ghashiwala.

Ghashiwala is about 63 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghashiwala is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Afzalgarh is about 12 km away. Pirumadara is about 29 km away. Dhampur 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 Hidayatpur (2.6 km), Madhowala (2.6 km) and Raibhanwala (3.5 km).

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

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