About Gyalat Village

Gyalat is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 146 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gyalat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gyalat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	263
Male Population	146
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	801
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gyalat compares

By the 2011 count Gyalat is the 39th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 945.

Getting to Gyalat

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

Gyalat lies about 36 km from Shimla. 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 Gyalat
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	8.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	36 km

Villages closest to Gyalat

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 Gyalat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gyalat village had a population of 263. That makes it the 39th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Gyalat village has 146 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gyalat has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Gyalat covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gyalat notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Gyalat.

Gyalat is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gyalat is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 8.4 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.