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About Gauna Village

Gauna is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 99 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 78.13 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 99
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
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 Gauna compares

By the 2011 count Gauna is the 57th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 78.13 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Gauna

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

Gauna lies about 16 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 28 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 Gauna
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 8.2 km
Nearest town Almora 15 km
District headquarters Nainital 16 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 28 km

Villages closest to Gauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Gauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauna village had a population of 216. That makes it the 57th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Gauna village has 99 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauna has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Gauna is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauna covers 78.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauna falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gauna is Kathgodam, about 28 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 Gauna.

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

Gauna is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 8.2 km away. Almora is about 15 km away. Nainital is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaurasi (under 2 km), Chhiyori (under 2 km) and Beduli (under 2 km).

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

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