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About Gahran Village

Gahran is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 97 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177114
Area (hectares) 134.3 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 97
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahran compares

By the 2011 count Gahran is the 169th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 134.3 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Gahran

Gahran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahran 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahran from other places

Gahran lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Gahran
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km

Villages closest to Gahran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Gahran

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahran village had a population of 210. That makes it the 169th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Gahran village has 97 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahran has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Gahran is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahran covers 134.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahran falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahran is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahran.

Gahran is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahran is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 7.8 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umar (under 2 km), Buni Gujran (under 2 km) and Hatli (under 2 km).

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

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