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About Gwajang Village

Gwajang is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 33 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwajang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwajang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175132
Area (hectares) 26.38 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 33
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwajang compares

By the 2011 count Gwajang is the 44th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 26.38 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gwajang

Gwajang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gwajang as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Goruma, Gumling, Gumrang and Gushal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gwajang

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwajang village had a population of 67. That makes it the 44th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Gwajang village has 33 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwajang has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gwajang is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwajang covers 26.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwajang falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gwajang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gwajang.

Gwajang is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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