About Gawana Village

Gawana is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 605 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawana village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249193
Area (hectares)	177.47 hectares
Population	1,196
Male Population	605
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawana compares

By the 2011 count Gawana is the 10th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 177.47 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Gawana

Gawana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gawana from other places

Gawana lies about 41 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 69 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 Gawana
Nearest town	Srīnagar	35 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatwari	35 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	41 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	69 km

Villages closest to Gawana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawana village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 10th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Gawana village has 605 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawana has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Gawana is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawana covers 177.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gawana falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gawana is Rishikesh, about 69 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gawana.

Gawana is about 41 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawana is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Srīnagar is about 35 km away. Bhatwari is about 35 km away. Uttarkashi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.