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About Gowara Village

Gowara is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,818, made up of 1,503 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 822 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148022
Area (hectares) 822 hectares
Population 2,818
Male Population 1,503
Female Population 1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gowara compares

By the 2011 count Gowara is the 19th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 822 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 896.

Getting to Gowara

Gowara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gowara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Farwali, Faujewala, Ferozepur and Gajjan Majra. 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.

Common questions about Gowara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowara village had a population of 2,818. That makes it the 19th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Gowara village has 1,503 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowara has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Gowara is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowara covers 822 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowara falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The census record for Gowara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gowara.

Gowara is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur 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.

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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