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About Gowahi Khurd Village

Gowahi Khurd is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 18 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowahi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowahi Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 14.05 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 18
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Gowahi Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gowahi Khurd is the 421st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 14.05 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gowahi Khurd

Gowahi Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gowahi Khurd 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 Gowahi Khurd from other places

Gowahi Khurd lies about 20 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 Gowahi Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Gowahi Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Gowahi Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowahi Khurd village had a population of 34. That makes it the 421st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Gowahi Khurd village has 18 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowahi Khurd has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gowahi Khurd is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowahi Khurd covers 14.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowahi Khurd falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gowahi Khurd 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 Gowahi Khurd.

Gowahi Khurd is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowahi Khurd is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowahi (under 2 km), Gowahi Kalan (under 2 km) and Bhont (1.7 km).

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

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