About Gundahan Village

Gundahan is a large village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,828, made up of 2,017 males and 1,811 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2887 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundahan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Shalai
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	2887 hectares
Population	3,828
Male Population	2,017
Female Population	1,811
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundahan compares

By the 2011 count Gundahan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 2887 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Gundahan

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

Gundahan lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Gundahan
Tehsil headquarters	Shalai	12 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	15 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	27 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	52 km

Villages closest to Gundahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundahan village had a population of 3,828. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Gundahan village has 2,017 males and 1,811 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundahan has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Gundahan is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundahan covers 2887 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.

Gundahan falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gundahan is Salogra, about 52 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 Gundahan.

Gundahan is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundahan is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.