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About Ghansi Village

Ghansi is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 148 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghansi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 198.02 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 148
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghansi compares

By the 2011 count Ghansi is the 94th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 198.02 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ghansi

Ghansi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghansi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghansi from other places

Ghansi lies about 46 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Ghansi
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 26 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 30 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 46 km

Villages closest to Ghansi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghansi village had a population of 276. That makes it the 94th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Ghansi village has 148 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghansi has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ghansi is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghansi covers 198.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghansi falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghansi is Dehradun, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghansi.

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

Ghansi is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dhanaulti is about 26 km away. Dehradun 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 Devan (under 2 km), Miriya Gaon (under 2 km) and Myani (under 2 km).

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

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