About Gwal Village

Gwal is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 128 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,359 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	145.07 hectares
Population	302
Male Population	128
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,359
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 Gwal compares

By the 2011 count Gwal is the 72nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 145.07 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Gwal

Gwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gwal 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 Gwal from other places

Gwal lies about 23 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Gwal
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	18 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	23 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	23 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	80 km

Villages closest to Gwal

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

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Common questions about Gwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwal village had a population of 302. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gwal village has 128 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwal has about 1359 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Gwal is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwal covers 145.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwal falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwal is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Gwal.

Gwal is about 23 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwal is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 18 km away. Pithoragarh is about 23 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.