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About Gahlian Village

Gahlian is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 29 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahlian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahlian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 62.85 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 29
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,207
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahlian compares

By the 2011 count Gahlian is the 149th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 62.85 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Gahlian

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

Gahlian lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 18 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 Gahlian
Nearest railway station Tripal 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 24 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km
Nearest town Talwāra 36 km

Villages closest to Gahlian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Gahlian

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahlian village had a population of 64. That makes it the 149th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Gahlian village has 29 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahlian has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Gahlian is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahlian covers 62.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahlian falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahlian is Tripal, about 18 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 km distance for Gahlian.

Gahlian is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahlian is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tripal is about 18 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 24 km away. Hamirpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palahi (2.0 km), Jiana (3.1 km) and Bhagol (4.0 km).

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

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