About Gauna Village

Gauna is a mid sized village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 301 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177301
Area (hectares)	95.56 hectares
Population	589
Male Population	301
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauna compares

By the 2011 count Gauna is the 19th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 95.56 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Gauna

Gauna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauna 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 Gauna from other places

Gauna lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panoh, about 6.0 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 Gauna
Nearest railway station	Panoh	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	24 km
Nearest town	Nangal	25 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	28 km

Villages closest to Gauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauna village had a population of 589. That makes it the 19th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Gauna village has 301 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauna has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Gauna is 177301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauna covers 95.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauna falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauna is Panoh, about 6.0 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 Gauna.

Gauna is about 28 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauna is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Panoh is about 6.0 km away. Nadaun is about 24 km away. Nangal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.