About Gushal Village

Gushal is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 198 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gushal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gushal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Lahul
Pincode	175132
Area (hectares)	153.52 hectares
Population	390
Male Population	198
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gushal compares

By the 2011 count Gushal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 153.52 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gushal

Gushal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gushal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gushal from other places

Gushal lies about 87 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, 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 Gushal
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lahul	30 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	87 km

Villages closest to Gushal

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

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Common questions about Gushal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gushal village had a population of 390. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Gushal village has 198 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gushal has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gushal is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gushal covers 153.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gushal falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gushal is Buffer Stop, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gushal.

Gushal is about 87 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gushal is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Lahul is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.