About Gandala Village

Gandala is one of the larger villages in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,537, made up of 3,444 males and 3,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandala village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Behror
Pincode	301709
Area (hectares)	857.58 hectares
Population	6,537
Male Population	3,444
Female Population	3,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandala compares

By the 2011 count Gandala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 857.58 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Gandala

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

How far is Gandala from other places

Gandala lies about 55 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ateli, about 15 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 Gandala
Tehsil headquarters	Behror	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ateli	15 km
District headquarters	Alwar	55 km

Villages closest to Gandala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandala village had a population of 6,537. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Gandala village has 3,444 males and 3,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandala has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Gandala is 301709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandala covers 857.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandala falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gandala is Ateli, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandala.

Gandala is about 55 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandala is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Behror is about 9.4 km away. Ateli is about 15 km away. Alwar is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.