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- LGD code
- 8009
- Pincode
- 176318
- Post office
- Hardaspura
- Population
- 638
- Households
- 112
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Sex ratio
- 945 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 479
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghaghrouta (252) compares
By population, Ghaghrouta (252) ranks #65 of 164 villages in Chamba mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.6%
−12.7% vs mandal average
- Ghaghrouta (252)
- 48.6%
- Chamba mandal
- 61.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
−57 vs mandal average
- Ghaghrouta (252)
- 945
- Chamba mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Ghaghrouta (252)
- 5.7
- Chamba mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghaghrouta (252) at a glance
Ghaghrouta (252) is a village of 638 people in 112 households (Census 2011) in Chamba tehsil, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, the 65th-largest of 164 villages in Chamba tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176318, served by Hardaspura post office; the LGD village code is 8009. The village votes in Chamba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Neeraj Nayar. The population is estimated at 752 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ghagharota →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaghrouta (252) · this village | 638 | 49% | — |
| Maingal (250) · Chamba | 454 | 35% | — |
| Sanotha (248) · Chamba | 406 | 43% | — |
| Jangal Badhwa (247) · Chamba | 0 | — | — |
| Jangal Mehad (249) · Chamba | 0 | — | — |
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Key facts — Ghaghrouta (252)
- LGD code
- 8009
- Pincode
- 176318
- Post office
- Hardaspura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 638
- Population (projected 2026)
- 752
- Households
- 112
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 945
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kangra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chamba
- Member of Parliament
- Rajeev Bhardwaj
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Neeraj Nayar
- Block / Mandal
- Chamba
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 176318
- Kariyan (174)Chamba mandal2,790 pop
- Sarol (282)Chamba mandal2,154 pop
- Haripur (283)Chamba mandal2,063 pop
- Kyani (286)Pukhri mandal1,539 pop
- Raj Nagar (287)Pukhri mandal1,437 pop
- Chaklu (305)Pukhri mandal1,361 pop
- Rupni (288)Pukhri mandal1,204 pop
- Nihuin (275)Pukhri mandal1,084 pop
- Rajpura (284)Chamba mandal1,058 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ghaghrouta (252)
Other villages in Chamba mandal
View all 60+ →- Kariyan (174)
- Padhar (229)
- Udaipur 16)
- Sarol (282)
- Mangla (49)
- Haripur (283)
- Sach (20)
- Bhanota (14)
- Raan (196)
- Barour (234)
- Protha (226)
- Rinda (22)
- Tipra (230)
- Paluhn (239)
- Khajjiyar (31)
- Sungal (235)
- Sultanpur (18)
- Sanduh (193)
- Tapun (35)
- Rajpura (284)
- Kakiyan (181)
- Ohli (50)
- Rajindu (225)
- Janghi (160)
- Malla (161)
- Bakhtpur (47)
- Bhagyar (57)
- Saru (15)
- Priyungal (53)
- Mandu (183)
- Ghatred (194)
- Agahar (191)
- Kolka (52)
- Gudda (167)
- Thalla (171)
- Draman (19)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)