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About Gawani Village

Gawani is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 119 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 99.9 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 119
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawani compares

By the 2011 count Gawani is the 115th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 99.9 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Gawani

Gawani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gawani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gawani from other places

Gawani lies about 35 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 102 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 Gawani
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 16 km
District headquarters Chamoli 35 km
Nearest town Almora 68 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 102 km

Villages closest to Gawani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawani village had a population of 250. That makes it the 115th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gawani village has 119 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawani has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Gawani is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawani covers 99.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawani falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gawani is Ramnagar, about 102 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gawani.

Gawani is about 35 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawani is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 16 km away. Chamoli is about 35 km away. Almora is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhulkwani Gwad (under 2 km), Vaan Madhye Kuling (5.1 km) and Kansola (5.8 km).

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

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