Gwala, Nandprayag, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 13, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gwala


The village Gwala is located in Nandprayag Tahsil of Chamoli District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Tefna Gram Panchayat. It comes under Karnaprayag Community Development Block. The nearest town is Karnaprayag, which is about 14 kilometers away from Gwala.

Travel and Communication for Gwala


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gwala,
Chamoli,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 246446

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gwala


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Gwala is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Gwala is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Gwala


As per available data from the year 2009, 103 persons live in 24 house holds in the village Gwala. There are 56 female individuals and 47 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 54.37% and males constitute 45.63% of the total population.

There are 40 scheduled castes persons of which 19 are females and 21 are males. Females constitute 47.5% and males constitute 52.5% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 38.83% of the total population.

Population density of Gwala is 272.41 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gwala


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Total area of Gwala is 37.81 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 10.45 ha. About 4.82 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.63 ha is irrigated area. About 5.63 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 2.7 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 21.6 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gwala


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Tefna, which is less than 5 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government primary schools in the village. However, there is a private primary school in Tefna, which is less than 5 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Tefna, which is less than 5 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tefna, which is less than 5 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Nandprayag, which is 5-10 kms away from Gwala.

Colleges in Gwala


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Gopeshwar, which is more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gochar, which is more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

Other Educational Facilities in Gwala


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Karnaprayag, which is more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Karnaprayag, which is more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

Healthcare Facilities in Gwala


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Gwala.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gwala.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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