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About Gatla Village

Gatla is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 106 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 79.47 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 106
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
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 Gatla compares

By the 2011 count Gatla is the 211th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 79.47 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Gatla

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

Gatla lies about 47 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 Gatla
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 47 km

Villages closest to Gatla

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 Gatla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatla village had a population of 227. That makes it the 211th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Gatla village has 106 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatla has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Gatla covers 79.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gatla 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gatla.

Gatla is about 47 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatla is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhnat (under 2 km), Khowara (under 2 km) and Chho (1.5 km).

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

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