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About Gowalla Village

Gowalla is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 59 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowalla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 149.89 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 59
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowalla compares

By the 2011 count Gowalla is the 44th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 149.89 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Gowalla

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

Gowalla lies about 100 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Gowalla
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 100 km

Villages closest to Gowalla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowalla village had a population of 123. That makes it the 44th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Gowalla village has 59 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowalla has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Gowalla is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowalla covers 149.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowalla falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gowalla is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Gowalla.

Gowalla is about 100 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowalla is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Sandhol is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalana (under 2 km), Narwalka (under 2 km) and Gorat (3.2 km).

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

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