About Gwad Village

Gwad is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 39 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwad village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246444
Area (hectares)	30.11 hectares
Population	75
Male Population	39
Female Population	36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwad compares

By the 2011 count Gwad is the 145th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 30.11 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Gwad

Gwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gwad 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 Ghandiyal, Ghatgar Sera, Ghatuda and Gopthala. 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 Gwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwad village had a population of 75. That makes it the 145th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Gwad village has 39 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwad has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Gwad is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwad covers 30.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwad falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gwad 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 Gwad.

Gwad is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli 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.