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About Gokswari Village

Gokswari is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 203 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gokswari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gokswari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 571.21 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 203
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Gokswari compares

By the 2011 count Gokswari is the 49th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 571.21 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gokswari

Gokswari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gokswari 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 Gajyani, Gaonsari, Gayari and Gewas. 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 Gokswari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gokswari village had a population of 391. That makes it the 49th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Gokswari village has 203 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gokswari has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gokswari is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gokswari covers 571.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gokswari 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 Gokswari.

Gokswari 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.

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

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