About Gauna Village

Gauna is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 333 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	379 hectares
Population	647
Male Population	333
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauna compares

By the 2011 count Gauna is the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gauna

Gauna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauna 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauna from other places

Gauna lies about 58 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 Gauna
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	4.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	58 km

Villages closest to Gauna

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

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Common questions about Gauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauna village had a population of 647. That makes it the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Gauna village has 333 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauna has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gauna is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauna covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gauna falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gauna 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 Gauna.

Gauna is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauna is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 4.2 km away. Shimla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.