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About Giau Village

Giau is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 90 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giau village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Population 168
Male Population 90
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giau compares

By the 2011 count Giau is the 73rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Giau

Giau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Giau as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gadhral, Gagna, Garhin and Ghichna. 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 Giau

As per the Census of India 2011, Giau village had a population of 168. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Giau village has 90 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giau has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Giau is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giau falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Giau notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Giau.

Giau is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla 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 Giau today is likely to be higher.

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