About Gahlian Village

Gahlian is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 117 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176066
Area (hectares)	74.95 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	117
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,239
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahlian compares

By the 2011 count Gahlian is the 57th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 74.95 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

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 village. 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 27 km from Kangra, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Tripal	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 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 Jawalamukhi 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.

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Common questions about Gahlian

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahlian village had a population of 262. That makes it the 57th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Gahlian village has 117 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahlian has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Gahlian is 176066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahlian covers 74.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahlian falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra 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 village for Gahlian.

Gahlian is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahlian is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 7.2 km away. Tripal is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.