About Ghalol Village

Ghalol is a mid sized village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 275 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177041
Area (hectares)	60.11 hectares
Population	540
Male Population	275
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghalol compares

By the 2011 count Ghalol is the 24th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 60.11 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Ghalol

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

Ghalol lies about 21 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 25 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 Ghalol
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	11 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	21 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	25 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	42 km

Villages closest to Ghalol

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.

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Common questions about Ghalol

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalol village had a population of 540. That makes it the 24th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Ghalol village has 275 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalol has about 964 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 1091.

The pincode recorded for Ghalol is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalol covers 60.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghalol is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 25 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 Ghalol.

Ghalol is about 21 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalol is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 11 km away. Hamirpur is about 21 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.