About Gahal Village

Gahal is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 196 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	403
Male Population	196
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahal compares

By the 2011 count Gahal is the 41st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gahal

Gahal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gahal from other places

Gahal lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Gahal
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	10 km
District headquarters	Chamba	10 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	40 km

Villages closest to Gahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahal village had a population of 403. That makes it the 41st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Gahal village has 196 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahal has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gahal is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahal covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahal falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahal is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gahal.

Gahal is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahal is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.