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About Gewa Village

Gewa is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 130 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gewa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 130
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gewa compares

By the 2011 count Gewa is the 127th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Gewa

Gewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gewa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gewa from other places

Gewa lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 63 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 Gewa
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 23 km
District headquarters Chamba 23 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 63 km

Villages closest to Gewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gewa village had a population of 248. That makes it the 127th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Gewa village has 130 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gewa has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Gewa is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gewa covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gewa falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gewa is Nurpur Road, about 63 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gewa.

Gewa is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gewa is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Nurpur Road is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khangu (under 2 km), R F Doari (under 2 km) and Katwar (1.7 km).

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

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