About Gewas Village

Gewas is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 321 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gewas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gewas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	343 hectares
Population	613
Male Population	321
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gewas compares

By the 2011 count Gewas is the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gewas

Gewas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gewas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dumrera, Dungiani, Gajyani and Gaonsari. 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 Gewas

As per the Census of India 2011, Gewas village had a population of 613. That makes it the 20th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Gewas village has 321 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gewas has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gewas is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gewas covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gewas falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gewas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gewas.

Gewas is in Chirgaon 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.