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About Gawana Village

Gawana is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 144 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 144
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Gawana compares

By the 2011 count Gawana is the 110th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gawana

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

Gawana lies about 16 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 50 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 Gawana
District headquarters Sirmaur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 32 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 32 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 50 km

Villages closest to Gawana

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 Gawana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawana village had a population of 294. That makes it the 110th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Gawana village has 144 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawana has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Gawana covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gawana is Salogra, about 50 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gawana.

Gawana is about 16 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawana is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 16 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 32 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patlion (4.1 km), Amar Kot (10 km) and Dudhla (12 km).

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

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