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About Gowalath Village

Gowalath is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 26 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowalath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowalath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 37.96 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 26
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Gowalath compares

By the 2011 count Gowalath is the 184th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 37.96 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 981.

Getting to Gowalath

Gowalath is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gowalath 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gowalath from other places

Gowalath lies about 31 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gowalath
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 8.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Gowalath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai tehsil.

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 Gowalath

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowalath village had a population of 53. That makes it the 184th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Gowalath village has 26 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowalath has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gowalath is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowalath covers 37.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowalath falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gowalath 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 Gowalath.

Gowalath is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowalath is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 8.6 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalana (under 2 km), Bharot (under 2 km) and Reot (under 2 km).

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

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