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About Goskwari Village

Goskwari is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 83 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goskwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goskwari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 394.85 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 83
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goskwari compares

By the 2011 count Goskwari is the 90th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 394.85 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Goskwari

Goskwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goskwari as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Gaonsari, Gayari, Gewas and Gharshal Up Mahal. 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 Goskwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Goskwari village had a population of 170. That makes it the 90th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Goskwari village has 83 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goskwari has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Goskwari covers 394.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Goskwari 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 <5 km distance for Goskwari.

Goskwari 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 Goskwari today is likely to be higher.

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