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About Ghala Village

Ghala is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 68 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 68
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghala compares

By the 2011 count Ghala is the 98th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ghala

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

Ghala lies about 50 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 48 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 Ghala
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 20 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 48 km
Nearest town Nāhan 48 km
District headquarters Shimla 50 km

Villages closest to Ghala

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 Ghala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghala village had a population of 149. That makes it the 98th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Ghala village has 68 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghala has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ghala is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghala covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghala is Salogra, about 48 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghala.

Ghala is about 50 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghala is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 20 km away. Salogra is about 48 km away. Nāhan is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katahn (under 2 km), Up Mahal Bholala (under 2 km) and Manmaula (under 2 km).

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

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