About Gaso Village

Gaso is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 278 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaso village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	84.13 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	278
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaso compares

By the 2011 count Gaso is the 40th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 84.13 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gaso

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

Gaso lies about 68 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 Gaso
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	9.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	68 km

Villages closest to Gaso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaso village had a population of 536. That makes it the 40th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Gaso village has 278 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaso has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gaso is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaso covers 84.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaso falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gaso notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaso.

Gaso is about 68 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaso is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 9.8 km away. Shimla is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.