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About Gowal Village

Gowal is a mid sized village in Amet tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 335 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Amet
Pincode 313332
Area (hectares) 453 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 335
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowal compares

By the 2011 count Gowal is the 47th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 630 residents. Its 453 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Gowal

Gowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gowal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gowal from other places

Gowal lies about 33 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Kuwanthal, about 9.8 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 Gowal
Nearest railway station Kuwanthal 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amet 11 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 33 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 33 km

Villages closest to Gowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amet 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 Gowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowal village had a population of 651. That makes it the 47th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 630 residents.

Gowal village has 335 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Gowal is 313332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowal covers 453 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowal falls under Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gowal is Kuwanthal, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gowal.

Gowal is about 33 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowal is in Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district. Kuwanthal is about 9.8 km away. Amet is about 11 km away. Rajsamand is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shobhag Pura (1.5 km), Bhairoodas Ji Ka Khera (2.4 km) and Chaukri (2.6 km).

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

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