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About Gugal Village

Gugal is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 18 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,389 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gugal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gugal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 18
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,389
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gugal compares

By the 2011 count Gugal is the 66th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Gugal

Gugal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gugal 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. The nearest villages by name are Did Bagar, Dungi Kandyon, Ganu and Gawara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gugal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gugal village had a population of 43. That makes it the 66th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Gugal village has 18 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gugal has about 1389 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Gugal is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gugal covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gugal falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gugal 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 Gugal.

Gugal is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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