About Gulahar Village

Gulahar is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 309 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	375 hectares
Population	629
Male Population	309
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulahar compares

By the 2011 count Gulahar is the 10th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Gulahar

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

Gulahar lies about 12 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 Gulahar
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	12 km
District headquarters	Chamba	12 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	50 km

Villages closest to Gulahar

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.

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Common questions about Gulahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulahar village had a population of 629. That makes it the 10th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Gulahar village has 309 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulahar has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Gulahar covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gulahar is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gulahar.

Gulahar is about 12 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulahar is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 12 km away. Chamba is about 12 km away. Nurpur Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.