About Gwali Village

Gwali is a mid sized village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 273 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176121
Area (hectares)	144.38 hectares
Population	535
Male Population	273
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwali compares

By the 2011 count Gwali is the 16th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 144.38 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gwali

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

Gwali lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Gwali
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	33 km

Villages closest to Gwali

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.

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Common questions about Gwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwali village had a population of 535. That makes it the 16th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Gwali village has 273 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwali has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gwali is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwali covers 144.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gwali is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Gwali.

Gwali is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwali is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Padhar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.