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About Gatu Nawi Village

Gatu Nawi is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 76 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatu Nawi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatu Nawi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 76
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatu Nawi compares

By the 2011 count Gatu Nawi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gatu Nawi

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

Gatu Nawi lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 53 km away. 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 Gatu Nawi
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 14 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 20 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 53 km

Villages closest to Gatu Nawi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Gatu Nawi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatu Nawi village had a population of 148. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Gatu Nawi village has 76 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatu Nawi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Gatu Nawi is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatu Nawi covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gatu Nawi falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gatu Nawi is Dehradun, about 53 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gatu Nawi.

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

Gatu Nawi is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 14 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Sirmaur 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 Khali Achhaun (1.9 km), Detar Kandaila (2.3 km) and Kurla Khark (2.7 km).

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

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