About Gurnwar Village

Gurnwar is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 471 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurnwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurnwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	177106
Area (hectares)	356.57 hectares
Population	974
Male Population	471
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurnwar compares

By the 2011 count Gurnwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 356.57 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Gurnwar

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

Gurnwar lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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 Gurnwar
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	25 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	38 km

Villages closest to Gurnwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurnwar village had a population of 974. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Gurnwar village has 471 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurnwar has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Gurnwar is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurnwar covers 356.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurnwar falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurnwar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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 Gurnwar.

Gurnwar is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurnwar is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 20 km away. Jaswan is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.