About Gawas Village

Gawas is a large village in Dooru tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,613, made up of 1,438 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawas village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Dooru
Pincode	192212
Area (hectares)	158.6 hectares
Population	2,613
Male Population	1,438
Female Population	1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	817
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawas compares

By the 2011 count Gawas is the 27th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 158.6 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gawas

Gawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawas 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhohan, Dalwach Gagas Gund, Drien Drobdara and Forest Block. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawas village had a population of 2,613. That makes it the 27th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Gawas village has 1,438 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawas has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Gawas is 192212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawas covers 158.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gawas falls under Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Gawas 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 Gawas.

Gawas is in Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.