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About Gandhiana Village

Gandhiana is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 26 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 24.8 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 26
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhiana compares

By the 2011 count Gandhiana is the 298th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 24.8 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Gandhiana

Gandhiana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandhiana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gandhiana from other places

Gandhiana lies about 15 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 31 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 Gandhiana
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 6.8 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 31 km
Nearest town Nangal 43 km

Villages closest to Gandhiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhiana village had a population of 48. That makes it the 298th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Gandhiana village has 26 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhiana has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Gandhiana is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhiana covers 24.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhiana falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhiana is Churaru Takarla, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandhiana.

Gandhiana is about 15 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhiana is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 6.8 km away. Hamirpur is about 15 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choa Chakrala (under 2 km), Matial (under 2 km) and Dobbar Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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