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About Gandhi Gram Buhla Village

Gandhi Gram Buhla is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 179 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhi Gram Buhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhi Gram Buhla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 106.92 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 179
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhi Gram Buhla compares

By the 2011 count Gandhi Gram Buhla is the 84th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 106.92 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Gandhi Gram Buhla

Gandhi Gram Buhla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhi Gram Buhla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandhi Gram Buhla from other places

Gandhi Gram Buhla lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 6.7 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 Gandhi Gram Buhla
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Gandhi Gram Buhla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Gandhi Gram Buhla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhi Gram Buhla village had a population of 380. That makes it the 84th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Gandhi Gram Buhla village has 179 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhi Gram Buhla has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Gandhi Gram Buhla is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhi Gram Buhla covers 106.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhi Gram Buhla falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhi Gram Buhla is Panchrukhi, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhi Gram Buhla.

Gandhi Gram Buhla is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhi Gram Buhla is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 6.7 km away. Baijnath is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (4.3 km), Har (4.7 km) and Hardi (4.7 km).

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

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