About Shiunwai Village

Shiunwai is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 336 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiunwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiunwai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	652
Male Population	336
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiunwai compares

By the 2011 count Shiunwai is the 40th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shiunwai

Shiunwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shiunwai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shiunwai from other places

Shiunwai lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 62 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 Shiunwai
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	26 km
District headquarters	Chamba	26 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	62 km

Villages closest to Shiunwai

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 Shiunwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiunwai village had a population of 652. That makes it the 40th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shiunwai village has 336 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiunwai has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Shiunwai is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiunwai covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shiunwai is Nurpur Road, about 62 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shiunwai.

Shiunwai is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiunwai is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Nurpur Road is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.