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About Gaul Village

Gaul is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 50 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaul village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Solan
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 30.84 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 50
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaul compares

By the 2011 count Gaul is the 193rd largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 30.84 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Gaul

The census records public bus service for Gaul as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gaul from other places

Gaul lies about 6.3 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 2.1 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 Gaul
Nearest railway station Dharampur Himachal 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Solan 6.3 km

Villages closest to Gaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaul village had a population of 97. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Gaul village has 50 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaul has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Gaul is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaul covers 30.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaul falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaul is Dharampur Himachal, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaul.

Gaul is about 6.3 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaul is in Solan tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 2.1 km away. Solan is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kainthri (under 2 km), Udepur (1.7 km) and Laghech (1.9 km).

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

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