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About Gunwali Village

Gunwali is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 22 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunwali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 44.38 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 22
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
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 Gunwali compares

By the 2011 count Gunwali is the 165th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 44.38 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Gunwali

Gunwali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gunwali 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 Gunwali from other places

Gunwali lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Gunwali
Nearest town Pauri 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Gunwali

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 Gunwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunwali village had a population of 47. That makes it the 165th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Gunwali village has 22 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunwali has about 1136 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 Gunwali is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunwali covers 44.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gunwali falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gunwali is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Gunwali.

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

Gunwali is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Satpuli is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barali (under 2 km), Bhaliya (under 2 km) and Ghaghali (under 2 km).

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

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