About Gorwa Village

Gorwa is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 104 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	90.82 hectares
Population	212
Male Population	104
Female Population	108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorwa compares

By the 2011 count Gorwa is the 55th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 90.82 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gorwa

Gorwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Garhin, Ghichna, Ghurla and Giau. 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.

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Common questions about Gorwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorwa village had a population of 212. That makes it the 55th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Gorwa village has 104 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorwa has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Gorwa covers 90.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gorwa 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gorwa.

Gorwa 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.