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About Gamel Village

Gamel is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 76 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 35.92 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 76
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamel compares

By the 2011 count Gamel is the 264th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 35.92 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gamel

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

Gamel lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 14 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 Gamel
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Gamel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamel village had a population of 153. That makes it the 264th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Gamel village has 76 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamel has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gamel is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamel covers 35.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamel falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gamel is Nurpur Road, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Gamel.

Gamel is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamel is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkwal (under 2 km), Sogat (under 2 km) and Danna (under 2 km).

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

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