About Gathan Village

Gathan is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 115 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gathan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	66.43 hectares
Population	234
Male Population	115
Female Population	119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gathan compares

By the 2011 count Gathan is the 122nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 66.43 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gathan

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

Gathan lies about 27 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 Gathan
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	9.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km

Villages closest to Gathan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gathan village had a population of 234. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Gathan village has 115 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gathan has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gathan is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gathan covers 66.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gathan falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gathan 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 Gathan.

Gathan is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gathan is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.