About Gwala Village

Gwala is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 343 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	123.92 hectares
Population	662
Male Population	343
Female Population	319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwala compares

By the 2011 count Gwala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 123.92 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gwala

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

Gwala lies about 64 km from Mandi. 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 Gwala
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	30 km
Nearest town	Shimla	48 km
District headquarters	Mandi	64 km

Villages closest to Gwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwala village had a population of 662. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Gwala village has 343 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwala has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gwala is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwala covers 123.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwala falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gwala 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 village for Gwala.

Gwala is about 64 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwala is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Mandi is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.