About Gawad Village

Gawad is a mid sized village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 442 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,380 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawad village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	246174
Area (hectares)	206.96 hectares
Population	1,052
Male Population	442
Female Population	610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,380
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawad compares

By the 2011 count Gawad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 206.96 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Gawad

Gawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gairu L Bughani, Gamsali, Ganwali and Garsari. 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 Gawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawad village had a population of 1,052. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Gawad village has 442 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawad has about 1380 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Gawad is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawad covers 206.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawad falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gawad 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gawad.

Gawad is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal 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.