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About Gehrauli Village

Gehrauli is one of the larger villages in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,942, made up of 5,906 males and 5,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3112.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gehrauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gehrauli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210506
Area (hectares) 3112.15 hectares
Population 10,942
Male Population 5,906
Female Population 5,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gehrauli compares

By the 2011 count Gehrauli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 3112.15 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Gehrauli

Gehrauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gehrauli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gehrauli from other places

Gehrauli lies about 25 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 38 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 Gehrauli
Nearest town Sundarnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 25 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 25 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 38 km

Villages closest to Gehrauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gehrauli village had a population of 10,942. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Gehrauli village has 5,906 males and 5,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gehrauli has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Gehrauli is 210506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gehrauli covers 3112.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gehrauli falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gehrauli is Olinda, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gehrauli.

Gehrauli is about 25 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gehrauli is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Maudaha is about 25 km away. Hamirpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gehbra (under 2 km), Gehrauli Khurd (under 2 km) and Tikri Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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