About Gaila Village

Gaila is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 279 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaila village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chamba
Pincode	176310
Area (hectares)	213.36 hectares
Population	561
Male Population	279
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaila compares

By the 2011 count Gaila is the 126th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 213.36 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gaila

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

Gaila lies about 35 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 71 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 Gaila
Tehsil headquarters	Chamba	35 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	71 km

Villages closest to Gaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaila village had a population of 561. That makes it the 126th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Gaila village has 279 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaila has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gaila is 176310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaila covers 213.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaila falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaila is Nurpur Road, about 71 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 Gaila.

Gaila is about 35 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaila is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 35 km away. Nurpur Road is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.