About Gawahi Village

Gawahi is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 119 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawahi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nohra
Pincode	173104
Area (hectares)	280.92 hectares
Population	241
Male Population	119
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawahi compares

By the 2011 count Gawahi is the 35th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 280.92 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 973.

Getting to Gawahi

Gawahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawahi 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 Gawahi from other places

Gawahi lies about 47 km from Sirmaur. 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 Gawahi
Nearest town	Shimla	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nohra	33 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	47 km

Villages closest to Gawahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawahi village had a population of 241. That makes it the 35th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Gawahi village has 119 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawahi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Gawahi is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawahi covers 280.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawahi falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gawahi 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 Gawahi.

Gawahi is about 47 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawahi is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shimla is about 7.6 km away. Nohra is about 33 km away. Sirmaur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.