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About Ghamal Village

Ghamal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 25 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghamal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 74.48 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 25
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Ghamal compares

By the 2011 count Ghamal is the 353rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 74.48 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ghamal

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

Ghamal lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 16 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 Ghamal
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Talara 16 km
Nearest town Chamba 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Ghamal

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 Ghamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghamal village had a population of 45. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Ghamal village has 25 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghamal has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ghamal is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghamal covers 74.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghamal is Talara, about 16 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 Ghamal.

Ghamal is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghamal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 14 km away. Talara is about 16 km away. Chamba 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 Jangal Samal (under 2 km), Maihla (under 2 km) and Hathi Dhar (2.5 km).

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

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