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About Gowal Village

Gowal is a mid sized village in Kumbhalgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 272 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313324, 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 Kumbhalgarh
Pincode 313324
Area (hectares) 354.38 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 272
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowal compares

By the 2011 count Gowal is the 86th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 864 residents. Its 354.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Gowal

Gowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gowal as Available within 10+ 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 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 16 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Kankroli, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Kumbhalgarh 16 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 16 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 16 km
Nearest railway station Kankroli 19 km

Villages closest to Gowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbhalgarh 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 611. That makes it the 86th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 864 residents.

Gowal village has 272 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowal has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Gowal is 313324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowal covers 354.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowal falls under Kumbhalgarh tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gowal is Kankroli, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gowal.

Gowal is about 16 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 Kumbhalgarh tehsil of Rajsamand district. Kumbhalgarh is about 16 km away. Rajsamand is about 16 km away. Rājsamand is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shishodiyon Ka Gurha (1.6 km), Koyal (1.8 km) and Jhitriya (2.1 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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