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About Gawari Village

Gawari is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 98 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 419.11 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 98
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawari compares

By the 2011 count Gawari is the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 419.11 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gawari

Gawari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gawari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gawari from other places

Gawari lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 67 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 Gawari
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 27 km
District headquarters Chamba 27 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 67 km

Villages closest to Gawari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawari village had a population of 190. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Gawari village has 98 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawari has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Gawari is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawari covers 419.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawari falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gawari is Nurpur Road, about 67 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gawari.

Gawari is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawari is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 27 km away. Chamba is about 27 km away. Nurpur Road is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Chakmand (14 km), Leu (16 km) and Chacharwas (16 km).

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

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