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About Gholi Village

Gholi is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 281 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 114.72 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 281
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gholi compares

By the 2011 count Gholi is the 24th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 114.72 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Gholi

Gholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gholi 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 Gholi from other places

Gholi lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 8.5 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 Gholi
Nearest railway station Talara 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 11 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Gholi

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 Gholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholi village had a population of 575. That makes it the 24th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Gholi village has 281 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholi has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Gholi is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholi covers 114.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gholi is Talara, about 8.5 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 Gholi.

Gholi is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gholi is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 8.5 km away. Fatehpur is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulali (under 2 km), Sar Kulala (under 2 km) and Sarela (3.9 km).

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

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