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About Guakhal Village

Guakhal is a mid sized village in Jiribam tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 413 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guakhal village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Jiribam
Pincode 795116
Area (hectares) 137.14 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 413
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Guakhal compares

By the 2011 count Guakhal is the 18th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 137.14 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Guakhal

Guakhal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Guakhal as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Guakhal from other places

Guakhal lies about 93 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Vangaichungpao, about 16 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 Guakhal
Nearest railway station Vangaichungpao 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jiribam 20 km
Nearest town Silchar 38 km
District headquarters Imphal East 93 km

Villages closest to Guakhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guakhal village had a population of 824. That makes it the 18th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Guakhal village has 413 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guakhal has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Guakhal is 795116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guakhal covers 137.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Guakhal falls under Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Guakhal is Vangaichungpao, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Guakhal.

Guakhal is about 93 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guakhal is in Jiribam tehsil of Imphal East district. Vangaichungpao is about 16 km away. Jiribam is about 20 km away. Silchar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borobekra (under 2 km), Dholakhal (under 2 km) and Bhomikpara (2.1 km).

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

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