About Ghamala Village

Ghamala is a small village in Kangra tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 120 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghamala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghamala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Kangra
Pincode	176029
Area (hectares)	78.86 hectares
Population	258
Male Population	120
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghamala compares

By the 2011 count Ghamala is the 110th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 78.86 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Ghamala

Ghamala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghamala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghamala from other places

Ghamala lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Ghamala
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Ghamala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghamala village had a population of 258. That makes it the 110th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Ghamala village has 120 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghamala has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Ghamala is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghamala covers 78.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghamala falls under Kangra tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghamala is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghamala.

Ghamala is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghamala is in Kangra tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.