About Gahang Village

Gahang is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 78 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176122
Area (hectares)	125.58 hectares
Population	144
Male Population	78
Female Population	66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahang compares

By the 2011 count Gahang is the 142nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 125.58 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gahang

Gahang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gahang from other places

Gahang lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Gahang
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	23 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	33 km
District headquarters	Mandi	41 km

Villages closest to Gahang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahang village had a population of 144. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Gahang village has 78 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahang has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gahang is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahang covers 125.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahang falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahang is Summer Hill, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahang.

Gahang is about 41 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahang is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 23 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Padhar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.