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About Did Ghalut Village

Did Ghalut is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 247 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Did Ghalut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Did Ghalut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 247
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Did Ghalut compares

By the 2011 count Did Ghalut is the 18th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Did Ghalut

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

Did Ghalut lies about 6.5 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 42 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 Did Ghalut
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 6.5 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 6.5 km
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
Nearest railway station Barog 42 km

Villages closest to Did Ghalut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Did Ghalut

As per the Census of India 2011, Did Ghalut village had a population of 454. That makes it the 18th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Did Ghalut village has 247 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Did Ghalut has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Did Ghalut is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Did Ghalut covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Did Ghalut falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Did Ghalut is Barog, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Did Ghalut.

Did Ghalut is about 6.5 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Did Ghalut is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 6.5 km away. Sirmaur is about 6.5 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarag Khareti (1.9 km), Chukhar Dhangiar (2.2 km) and Khalog (3.1 km).

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

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