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About Gurdaspur Village

Gurdaspur is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 54 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 685 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurdaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurdaspur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 54
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 685
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurdaspur compares

By the 2011 count Gurdaspur is the 118th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 896.

Getting to Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurdaspur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gurdaspur from other places

Gurdaspur lies about 21 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 8.4 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 Gurdaspur
Nearest railway station Kalka 8.4 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 11 km
District headquarters Solan 21 km

Villages closest to Gurdaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurdaspur village had a population of 91. That makes it the 118th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Gurdaspur village has 54 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurdaspur has about 685 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Gurdaspur is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurdaspur covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurdaspur falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurdaspur is Kalka, about 8.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gurdaspur.

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

Gurdaspur is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Kalka is about 8.4 km away. Kālka is about 8.8 km away. Baddi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kharota (under 2 km), Kharota (under 2 km) and Dhaular (1.5 km).

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

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