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About Mamun Gurchhal Village

Mamun Gurchhal is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 474 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mamun Gurchhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mamun Gurchhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176211
Area (hectares) 210.81 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 474
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mamun Gurchhal compares

By the 2011 count Mamun Gurchhal is the 34th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 210.81 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 Mamun Gurchhal

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

Mamun Gurchhal lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Mamun Gurchhal
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Mamun Gurchhal

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 Mamun Gurchhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mamun Gurchhal village had a population of 981. That makes it the 34th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Mamun Gurchhal village has 474 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mamun Gurchhal has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mamun Gurchhal is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mamun Gurchhal covers 210.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mamun Gurchhal falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mamun Gurchhal is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Mamun Gurchhal.

Mamun Gurchhal is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mamun Gurchhal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 7.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moh (under 2 km), Sanoh (under 2 km) and Sanohu (under 2 km).

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

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