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About Gandoli Village

Gandoli is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 179 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 174405
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 179
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandoli compares

By the 2011 count Gandoli is the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Gandoli

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

Gandoli lies about 13 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 Gandoli
District headquarters Hamirpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 16 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Gandoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandoli village had a population of 354. That makes it the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Gandoli village has 179 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandoli has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Gandoli is 174405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandoli covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandoli falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandoli is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 Gandoli.

Gandoli is about 13 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandoli is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 13 km away. Galore is about 16 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasan Brahmana (under 2 km), Sasan Masandan (under 2 km) and Lahra (under 2 km).

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

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