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About Gandhrap Village

Gandhrap is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 110 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhrap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhrap village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 94.02 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 110
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhrap compares

By the 2011 count Gandhrap is the 98th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 94.02 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Gandhrap

Gandhrap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhrap 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. The nearest villages by name are Drini Khas, Drini Khurd, Dudhamb Khas and Duli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gandhrap

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhrap village had a population of 233. That makes it the 98th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Gandhrap village has 110 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhrap has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Gandhrap is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhrap covers 94.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhrap falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gandhrap notes the nearest railway station 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 Gandhrap.

Gandhrap is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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