About Gandal Village

Gandal is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 41 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,512 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173024
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	103
Male Population	41
Female Population	62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,512
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandal compares

By the 2011 count Gandal is the 187th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 951.

Getting to Gandal

Gandal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gandal from other places

Gandal lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 18 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 Gandal
Nearest town	Solan	18 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	21 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	21 km

Villages closest to Gandal

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.

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Common questions about Gandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandal village had a population of 103. That makes it the 187th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Gandal village has 41 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandal has about 1512 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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

Gandal covers 78 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.

Gandal falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandal is Salogra, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gandal.

Gandal is about 21 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandal is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 18 km away. Salogra is about 18 km away. Pachhad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.