About Gahra Village

Gahra is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 47 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Lad Bharol
Pincode	176126
Area (hectares)	40.98 hectares
Population	131
Male Population	47
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,787
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahra compares

By the 2011 count Gahra is the 72nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 40.98 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Gahra

Gahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gahra from other places

Gahra lies about 51 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 2.6 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 Gahra
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lad Bharol	19 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km
District headquarters	Mandi	51 km

Villages closest to Gahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Gahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahra village had a population of 131. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Gahra village has 47 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahra has about 1787 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Gahra is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahra covers 40.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahra falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahra is Panchrukhi, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gahra.

Gahra is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahra is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Panchrukhi is about 2.6 km away. Lad Bharol is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.