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About Gawali Pashmi Village

Gawali Pashmi is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 557 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawali Pashmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawali Pashmi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 557
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawali Pashmi compares

By the 2011 count Gawali Pashmi is the 15th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Gawali Pashmi

Gawali Pashmi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawali Pashmi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gawali Pashmi from other places

Gawali Pashmi lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Gawali Pashmi
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 2.0 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 27 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 49 km

Villages closest to Gawali Pashmi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shalai 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 Gawali Pashmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawali Pashmi village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 15th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Gawali Pashmi village has 557 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawali Pashmi has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Gawali Pashmi is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawali Pashmi covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawali Pashmi falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gawali Pashmi is Dehradun, about 49 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gawali Pashmi.

Gawali Pashmi is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawali Pashmi is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 2.0 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 27 km away. Sirmaur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiana (1.5 km), Bobri (1.7 km) and Bela (1.9 km).

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

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