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About Gandhiri Village

Gandhiri is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 8 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhiri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 50.53 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 8
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhiri compares

By the 2011 count Gandhiri is the 206th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 50.53 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1006.

Getting to Gandhiri

Gandhiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhiri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gandhiri from other places

Gandhiri lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 10 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 Gandhiri
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 10 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Gandhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhiri village had a population of 20. That makes it the 206th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Gandhiri village has 8 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhiri has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Gandhiri is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhiri covers 50.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhiri falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhiri is Bharmar, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gandhiri.

Gandhiri is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhiri is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 5.8 km away. Bharmar is about 10 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukral (under 2 km), Ring (under 2 km) and Khatrehar (under 2 km).

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

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