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About Gawalan Village

Gawalan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 109 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 167.18 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 109
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawalan compares

By the 2011 count Gawalan is the 94th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 167.18 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gawalan

Gawalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gawalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gawalan from other places

Gawalan lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Gawalan
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 34 km

Villages closest to Gawalan

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

Common questions about Gawalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawalan village had a population of 218. That makes it the 94th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Gawalan village has 109 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawalan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gawalan is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawalan covers 167.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawalan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gawalan is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gawalan.

Gawalan is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawalan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Padhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kalhog (under 2 km), D P F Shamalang (under 2 km) and Dalosa (under 2 km).

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

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