About Gowhla Village

Gowhla is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 132 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowhla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	201.37 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	132
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowhla compares

By the 2011 count Gowhla is the 18th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 201.37 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gowhla

Gowhla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gowhla as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Trian, Garaunda, Garola and Ghadhoh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gowhla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowhla village had a population of 252. That makes it the 18th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Gowhla village has 132 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowhla has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gowhla is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowhla covers 201.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowhla falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gowhla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gowhla.

Gowhla is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.