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About Gahli Village

Gahli is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 64 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 64
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahli compares

By the 2011 count Gahli is the 117th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Gahli

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

Gahli lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, 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 Gahli
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 14 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Talwāra 36 km

Villages closest to Gahli

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 Gahli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahli village had a population of 122. That makes it the 117th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Gahli village has 64 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahli has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Gahli is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahli covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gahli is Tripal, about 18 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 Gahli.

Gahli is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahli is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 14 km away. Tripal is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohlri (6.2 km), Aluha (7.2 km) and Reserve Jangal Drang (7.5 km).

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

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