About Sanwal Village

Sanwal is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 685 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanwal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	408 hectares
Population	1,300
Male Population	685
Female Population	615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanwal compares

By the 2011 count Sanwal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sanwal

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

Sanwal lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Sanwal
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	34 km
District headquarters	Chamba	34 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	66 km

Villages closest to Sanwal

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.

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Common questions about Sanwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanwal village had a population of 1,300. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Sanwal village has 685 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanwal has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Sanwal covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanwal is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sanwal.

Sanwal is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanwal is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 34 km away. Chamba is about 34 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.