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About Hartwas Village

Hartwas is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 193 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hartwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hartwas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 193
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hartwas compares

By the 2011 count Hartwas is the 92nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hartwas

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

Hartwas lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, 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 Hartwas
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 33 km
District headquarters Chamba 33 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 69 km

Villages closest to Hartwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hartwas village had a population of 402. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Hartwas village has 193 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hartwas has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Hartwas is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hartwas covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hartwas falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hartwas is Nurpur Road, 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 Hartwas.

Hartwas is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hartwas is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 33 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Nurpur Road is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Jammu Kalawali (under 2 km), Jawari (1.6 km) and Haloga (2.3 km).

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

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