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About Gatu Village

Gatu is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 15 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 15
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatu compares

By the 2011 count Gatu is the 175th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gatu

Gatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gatu as Available within <5 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 Gatu from other places

Gatu lies about 25 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 Gatu
District headquarters Shimla 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 26 km

Villages closest to Gatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatu village had a population of 25. That makes it the 175th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Gatu village has 15 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatu has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gatu is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatu covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatu falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gatu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gatu.

Gatu is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatu is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 25 km away. Nerua is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Thacchli (4.4 km), Up Mahal Reushaly (8.0 km) and D P F Kerag (8.4 km).

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

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