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About Gamohu Village

Gamohu is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 297 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamohu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamohu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 238.8 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 297
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gamohu compares

By the 2011 count Gamohu is the 46th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 238.8 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gamohu

Gamohu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gamohu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamohu from other places

Gamohu lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 Gamohu
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 40 km

Villages closest to Gamohu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamohu village had a population of 608. That makes it the 46th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Gamohu village has 297 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamohu has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gamohu is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamohu covers 238.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamohu falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gamohu is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gamohu.

Gamohu is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamohu is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarol (under 2 km), Saroshi (1.8 km) and Kangoo (1.9 km).

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

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