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About Gudara Village

Gudara is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 131 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 131
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Gudara compares

By the 2011 count Gudara is the 49th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Gudara

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

Gudara lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 Gudara
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Talwāra 40 km

Villages closest to Gudara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudara village had a population of 241. That makes it the 49th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Gudara village has 131 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudara has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Gudara is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudara covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudara falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gudara is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 Gudara.

Gudara is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudara is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 18 km away. Rakkar is about 34 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukahar (under 2 km), Chaplah Jhikla (under 2 km) and Ladoa (under 2 km).

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

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