# Gawana Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur 

# Gawana

Gawana is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 53 households**, the 111th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 294people (2011)
- 53households
- 84.8%literacy
- 173025PIN code

## Gawana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gawana is 173025.** Gawana falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173025
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023257

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gawana from nearby towns?

- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)42 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)38 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gawana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gawana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paonta Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paonta Sahib
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gawana known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 21% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gawana

Of every 100 households in Gawana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gawana · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**45%

Tap water ****100%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**63%

Use banking services ****89%**

**76%

Television ****58%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gawana?

■ Gawana · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**928

Working population ****61.9%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 77.8% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (8%) · **■** Other work 20 (11%) · **■** Marginal 148 (81%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib

- Malgi Dadhyat324 people
- Ghuglon321 people
- Kodewala313 people
- Jhil Banka Bara312 people
- Thakur Kujewala289 people
- Sara Kaila282 people
- Pudli275 people
- Banet Haldwari271 people

[All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gawana?173025
- How far is Gawana from Nahan?42 km by road
- What is the population of Gawana?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawana in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gawana?84.8% (Census 2011)