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About Gahal Village

Gahal is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 37 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 47.59 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 37
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
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 Gahal compares

By the 2011 count Gahal is the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 47.59 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Gahal

Gahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahal 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 Gahal from other places

Gahal lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 17 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 Gahal
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Gahal

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 Gahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahal village had a population of 78. That makes it the 158th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Gahal village has 37 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahal has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Gahal covers 47.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gahal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 17 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 Gahal.

Gahal is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahal is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 2.3 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwal (under 2 km), Karal (under 2 km) and Dhati Parmala (under 2 km).

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

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