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- LGD code
- 11113
- Pincode
- 176073
- Post office
- Bairhgat
- Population
- 249
- Households
- 55
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1128 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 64
Census 2011 · in context
How Gandera (493) compares
By population, Gandera (493) ranks #28 of 84 villages in Thural mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.7%
−3.0% vs mandal average
- Gandera (493)
- 72.7%
- Thural mandal
- 75.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,128
−18 vs mandal average
- Gandera (493)
- 1,128
- Thural mandal
- 1,146
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Gandera (493)
- 4.5
- Thural mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gandera (493) at a glance
Gandera (493) is a village of 249 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Thural tehsil, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, the 28th-largest of 84 villages in Thural tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,128 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176073, served by Bairhgat post office; the LGD village code is 11113. The population is estimated at 294 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bairghat →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gandera (493) · this village | 249 | 73% | — |
| Chula Uparla (500) · Thural | 345 | 63% | — |
| Bairghatta (464) · Thural | 305 | 62% | — |
| Bhal Bhurian (467) · Thural | 268 | 78% | — |
| Bhanuh (501) · Thural | 127 | 69% | — |
| Bhuhli Pakhi (465) · Thural | 117 | 78% | — |
| Leora (466) · Thural | 96 | 79% | — |
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Key facts — Gandera (493)
- LGD code
- 11113
- Pincode
- 176073
- Post office
- Bairhgat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 249
- Population (projected 2026)
- 294
- Households
- 55
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1128
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Block / Mandal
- Thural
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 176073
- Kotlu (513)Alampur mandal368 pop
- Chula Uparla (500)Thural mandal345 pop
- Lahar Duhak (462)Thural mandal336 pop
- Bairghatta (464)Thural mandal305 pop
- Paplah (516)Alampur mandal303 pop
- Bhal Bhurian (467)Thural mandal268 pop
- Kalhun (514)Alampur mandal206 pop
- Jol (519)Alampur mandal169 pop
- Tikkri (508)Thural mandal161 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gandera (493)
Other villages in Thural mandal
View all 60+ →- Duhak Khurad (461)
- Bharanta (397)
- Dhaniara (460)
- Haloon (401)
- Batahan (404)
- Kotwal Lahar (405)
- Saidoon (463)
- Rapot (395)
- Sai Da Lahar (406)
- Sanhoon (518)
- Thural Khas (504)
- Malghuni (399)
- Nalehar (509)
- Kanan Suan (400)
- Chula Uparla (500)
- Phagurta (517)
- Lahar Duhak (462)
- Bairghatta (464)
- Umri (434)
- Kauna (432)
- Phulwar (421)
- Khajurnu (381)
- Gharthoon (431)
- Bhal Bhurian (467)
- Gharhella Kalan (412)
- Kandi (398)
- Ghur (402)
- Thana (507)
- Bhanwar (506)
- Manjha Uparla (420)
- Duhak Kalan (435)
- Heb (388)
- Linjhan (384)
- Dridh (512)
- Moondhi Khas (393)
- Bhatti Lohar Panga (391)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)