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About Ghon Village

Ghon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 211 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 120.23 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 211
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghon compares

By the 2011 count Ghon is the 48th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 120.23 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Ghon

Ghon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghon as Available within <5 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 Ghon from other places

Ghon lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 37 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 Ghon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 24 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 37 km

Villages closest to Ghon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghon village had a population of 434. That makes it the 48th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Ghon village has 211 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghon has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Ghon is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghon covers 120.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghon is Dehradun, about 37 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 <5 km distance for Ghon.

Ghon is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 24 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laluri (under 2 km), Ghiyakoti (under 2 km) and Gojmir (under 2 km).

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

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