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About Gharela Village

Gharela is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 21 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 54.11 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 21
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharela compares

By the 2011 count Gharela is the 195th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 54.11 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Gharela

Gharela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gharela from other places

Gharela lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Gharela
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 8.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Gharela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharela village had a population of 42. That makes it the 195th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Gharela village has 21 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharela has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Gharela is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharela covers 54.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharela falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharela is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gharela.

Gharela is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharela is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Khundian is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharam Dhayara (under 2 km), Chihar (under 2 km) and Dhakhar (under 2 km).

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

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