About Gamdhal Village

Gamdhal is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 111 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamdhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamdhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Dharmpur
Pincode	175040
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	111
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,261
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamdhal compares

By the 2011 count Gamdhal is the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Gamdhal

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

Gamdhal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Gamdhal
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmpur	34 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Gamdhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamdhal village had a population of 251. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Gamdhal village has 111 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamdhal has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Gamdhal is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamdhal covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamdhal falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gamdhal is Shimla, about 44 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 Gamdhal.

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

Gamdhal is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 34 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.