About Gaoncha Village

Gaoncha is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 98 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaoncha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaoncha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	41.74 hectares
Population	194
Male Population	98
Female Population	96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaoncha compares

By the 2011 count Gaoncha is the 74th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 41.74 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gaoncha

Gaoncha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaoncha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhar, Dhawandli, Diandli and Dokhra. 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 Gaoncha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaoncha village had a population of 194. That makes it the 74th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Gaoncha village has 98 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaoncha has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gaoncha is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaoncha covers 41.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaoncha falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gaoncha 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 village for Gaoncha.

Gaoncha is in Nerua 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.