About Gashtwad Village

Gashtwad is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 254 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gashtwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gashtwad village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	48.37 hectares
Population	480
Male Population	254
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gashtwad compares

By the 2011 count Gashtwad is the 52nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 48.37 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Gashtwad

Gashtwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gashtwad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gashtwad from other places

Gashtwad lies about 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 3.8 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 Gashtwad
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	3.8 km
District headquarters	Kangra	10 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	10 km

Villages closest to Gashtwad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Gashtwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gashtwad village had a population of 480. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Gashtwad village has 254 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gashtwad has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Gashtwad is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gashtwad covers 48.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gashtwad falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gashtwad is Nagrota, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gashtwad.

Gashtwad is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gashtwad is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Bagwan is about 3.2 km away. Nagrota is about 3.8 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.