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About Gathutar Village

Gathutar is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 548 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gathutar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gathutar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176033
Area (hectares) 166.77 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 548
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gathutar compares

By the 2011 count Gathutar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 166.77 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Gathutar

Gathutar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gathutar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gathutar from other places

Gathutar lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about under 2 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 Gathutar
Nearest railway station Guler under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 16 km
Nearest town Talwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Gathutar

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 Gathutar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gathutar village had a population of 1,167. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Gathutar village has 548 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gathutar has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Gathutar is 176033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gathutar covers 166.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gathutar is Guler, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gathutar.

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

Gathutar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Guler is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guler (under 2 km), Thalla (under 2 km) and Jalakh (1.7 km).

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

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