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About Gangwal Village

Gangwal is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 74 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 129.09 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 74
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangwal compares

By the 2011 count Gangwal is the 86th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 129.09 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gangwal

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

How far is Gangwal from other places

Gangwal lies about 54 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 6.6 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 Gangwal
Nearest railway station Chak Kalan 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 10 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 54 km

Villages closest to Gangwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indora 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 Gangwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangwal village had a population of 145. That makes it the 86th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Gangwal village has 74 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangwal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gangwal is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangwal covers 129.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangwal falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangwal is Chak Kalan, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangwal.

Gangwal is about 54 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangwal is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Chak Kalan is about 6.6 km away. Indora is about 10 km away. Mukeriān is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagwal (under 2 km), Bakrarwan (under 2 km) and Basantpur (under 2 km).

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

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