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About Gahra Village

Gahra is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 313 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 148.67 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 313
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Gahra compares

By the 2011 count Gahra is the 13th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 148.67 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Gahra

Gahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahra 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 Gahra from other places

Gahra lies about 5.9 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Gahra
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 5.9 km
District headquarters Chamba 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 45 km

Villages closest to Gahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahra village had a population of 588. That makes it the 13th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Gahra village has 313 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahra has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Gahra is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahra covers 148.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahra falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahra is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Gahra.

Gahra is about 5.9 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahra is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 5.9 km away. Chamba is about 5.9 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Jangal (under 2 km), Bhatu Jangal (under 2 km) and Chalama Jangal (under 2 km).

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

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