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About Gowara Village

Gowara is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 661 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 661
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowara compares

By the 2011 count Gowara is the 28th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gowara

Gowara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gowara as Available within <5 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 Gowara from other places

Gowara lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Gowara
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 9.7 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Gowara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Gowara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowara village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 28th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Gowara village has 661 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gowara is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowara covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowara falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Gowara notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gowara.

Gowara is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowara is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 9.7 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 21 km away. Gurdaspur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fattupur (under 2 km), Doburji (under 2 km) and Athwal (1.5 km).

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

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