About Gahal Village

Gahal is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 503 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173023
Area (hectares)	596 hectares
Population	962
Male Population	503
Female Population	459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gahal compares

By the 2011 count Gahal is the 12th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 596 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gahal

Gahal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gahal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahal from other places

Gahal lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 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 Gahal
Tehsil headquarters	Renuka	12 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	12 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	31 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	44 km

Villages closest to Gahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahal village had a population of 962. That makes it the 12th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Gahal village has 503 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahal has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gahal is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahal covers 596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahal falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahal is Salogra, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gahal.

Gahal is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahal is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Nāhan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.