About Gawal Tikkar Village

Gawal Tikkar is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 226 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawal Tikkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawal Tikkar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	141.76 hectares
Population	446
Male Population	226
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawal Tikkar compares

By the 2011 count Gawal Tikkar is the 136th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 141.76 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Gawal Tikkar

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

Gawal Tikkar lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.4 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 Gawal Tikkar
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Paprola	6.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km
District headquarters	Kangra	33 km

Villages closest to Gawal Tikkar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Gawal Tikkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawal Tikkar village had a population of 446. That makes it the 136th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gawal Tikkar village has 226 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawal Tikkar has about 973 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 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gawal Tikkar is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawal Tikkar covers 141.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawal Tikkar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gawal Tikkar is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.4 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 Gawal Tikkar.

Gawal Tikkar is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawal Tikkar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 5.5 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 6.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.