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About Gawanawalla Village

Gawanawalla is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 64 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawanawalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawanawalla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 64.21 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 64
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawanawalla compares

By the 2011 count Gawanawalla is the 75th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 64.21 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1227.

Getting to Gawanawalla

Gawanawalla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gawanawalla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gawanawalla from other places

Gawanawalla lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Gawanawalla
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 6.7 km
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km

Villages closest to Gawanawalla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawanawalla village had a population of 138. That makes it the 75th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Gawanawalla village has 64 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawanawalla has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Gawanawalla is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawanawalla covers 64.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawanawalla falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gawanawalla is Kotdwara, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gawanawalla.

Gawanawalla is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawanawalla is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 6.7 km away. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalda (under 2 km), Kharkholi (under 2 km) and Bhiklashi (1.7 km).

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

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