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About Ghandol Village

Ghandol is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 36 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176093
Area (hectares) 27.93 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 36
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Ghandol compares

By the 2011 count Ghandol is the 336th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 27.93 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Ghandol

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

Ghandol lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 5.7 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 Ghandol
Nearest railway station Samloti 5.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km

Villages closest to Ghandol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandol village had a population of 73. That makes it the 336th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Ghandol village has 36 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandol has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Ghandol is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandol covers 27.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghandol falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghandol is Samloti, about 5.7 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 Ghandol.

Ghandol is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandol is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 5.7 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Palampur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doli (under 2 km), Jamula (under 2 km) and Bag Uparla (1.8 km).

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

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