About Gwala Village

Gwala is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 47 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246446
Area (hectares)	37.81 hectares
Population	103
Male Population	47
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,191
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwala compares

By the 2011 count Gwala is the 119th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 37.81 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Gwala

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

Gwala lies about 11 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 100 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 Gwala
District headquarters	Chamoli	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	12 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	54 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	100 km

Villages closest to Gwala

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

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Common questions about Gwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwala village had a population of 103. That makes it the 119th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Gwala village has 47 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwala has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Gwala is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwala covers 37.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwala falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwala is Kotdwara, about 100 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 Gwala.

Gwala is about 11 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwala is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 11 km away. Karnaprayag is about 12 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.