About Gadhral Village

Gadhral is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 44 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhral village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	28.29 hectares
Population	85
Male Population	44
Female Population	41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhral compares

By the 2011 count Gadhral is the 124th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 28.29 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gadhral

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

Gadhral lies about 53 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Gadhral
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	22 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	31 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	44 km
District headquarters	Shimla	53 km

Villages closest to Gadhral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhral village had a population of 85. That makes it the 124th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Gadhral village has 44 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhral has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gadhral is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhral covers 28.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhral falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhral is Salogra, 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 Gadhral.

Gadhral is about 53 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhral is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 22 km away. Nāhan is about 31 km away. Salogra is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.