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About Gandrori Village

Gandrori is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 28 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandrori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandrori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173213
Area (hectares) 36.38 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 28
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandrori compares

By the 2011 count Gandrori is the 183rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 36.38 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 967.

Getting to Gandrori

Gandrori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandrori 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandrori from other places

Gandrori lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 2.5 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 Gandrori
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 7.1 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km

Villages closest to Gandrori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandrori village had a population of 52. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Gandrori village has 28 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandrori has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gandrori is 173213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandrori covers 36.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandrori falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandrori is Kathleeghat, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandrori.

Gandrori is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandrori is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 2.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 7.1 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashmari (under 2 km), Garu (under 2 km) and Lachhog (under 2 km).

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

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