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About Ghalai Village

Ghalai is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 69 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 76.05 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 69
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghalai compares

By the 2011 count Ghalai is the 84th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 76.05 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 967.

Getting to Ghalai

Ghalai 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 Ghalai 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghalai from other places

Ghalai lies about 5.4 km from Solan. 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 Ghalai
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 2.1 km
District headquarters Solan 5.4 km

Villages closest to Ghalai

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.

Common questions about Ghalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalai village had a population of 141. That makes it the 84th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Ghalai village has 69 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalai has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ghalai is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalai covers 76.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Ghalai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Ghalai is about 5.4 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalai is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 2.1 km away. Solan is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parotha (under 2 km), Ded (under 2 km) and Dablog (under 2 km).

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

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